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HB4 HD1 SD1
Employment; Paid Sick Leave
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires certain employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKUMI |
JDL, WAM |
sb638 |
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HB16
Offenses against Public Order; Public Urination and Defecation
RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER.
Prohibits urinating and defecating in public places. Establishes graduated fines as penalties for violations. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
CHOY |
HHS, JUD |
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HB21
General Excise Tax; Medical Devices; Exemption
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Exempts gross receipts from the sale of mobility enhancing equipment and durable medical equipment from the general excise tax. Amends the definition of "prosthetic device" to include devices worn on the body. Exempts gross receipts from the repair of prosthetic devices from the general excise tax. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
CHOY |
HHS, FIN |
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HB37
Medical Marijuana; Medical Cannabis; Change of Terminology
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules to substitute references to "medical marijuana" and like terms with "medical cannabis" and like terms. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
NISHIMOTO, THIELEN |
HHS, JUD |
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HB43
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA |
HHS |
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HB44
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA |
HHS |
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HB45
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA |
HHS |
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HB46
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA |
HHS |
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HB47
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA |
HHS |
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HB48
Medical Marijuana; Manufactured Marijuana Products
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Requires the department of health to adopt rules to prohibit: (1) the manufacture and sale of manufactured marijuana products that are shaped to appeal to children; and (2) the use of additives in manufactured marijuana products designed to make the product more addictive or more appealing to minors. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
OSHIRO, AQUINO, CHOY, CREAGAN, KONG, MIZUNO, ONISHI, Cachola, DeCoite, Ito, Nakashima, Say, Souki, Takayama, Takumi |
HHS, CPC, JUD |
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HB61
Statewide Traffic Code; Smoking; Motor Vehicle; Minors
RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a minor is present. Requires the Department of Health to report on the enforceability of the prohibition and coordination of data collection efforts of the respective law enforcement agencies. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, TRN, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI |
HHS, TRN, JUD |
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HB62
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Awareness Pilot Program; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CANCER.
Creates the colorectal cancer screening and awareness pilot program within the department of health and appropriates funds for the program. Repeals on 6/30/2020. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
KOBAYASHI, MORIKAWA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB77 HD1
Office of Administrative Hearings; Legislative Reference Bureau; Report ($)
RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to study the feasibility and cost effect of establishing an Office of Administrative Hearings that conducts administrative hearings for the State's executive branch agencies. A report of findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation shall be presented to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2018. (HB77 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM. |
SAIKI, LUKE, NISHIMOTO |
GVO, JDC/WAM |
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HB80 HD1
Automatic Restraining Order; Annulment; Divorce; Separation
RELATING TO ANNULMENT, DIVORCE, AND SEPARATION.
Imposes a restraining order that preserves the financial assets of the parties and their dependents upon the commencement of annulment, divorce, or separation court action. (HB80 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BELATTI, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, TAKUMI, Creagan |
JDC |
SB166 |
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HB92 HD1
Long-term Care Facilities; Medicaid; Cost Increase; Inflation Adjustment; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
Applies an inflation adjustment factor to long-term care providers' annual costs or basic prospective payment system rates. Appropriates funds. (HB92 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, HASHEM, ITO, KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, OSHIRO, TAKAYAMA, San Buenaventura |
HMS, WAM |
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HB93 HD1
Medicaid; Hospitals; Long-term Care; Skilled Nursing; Add-on Payment; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Requires insurers that contract with the Department of Human Services, to provide a medically complex add-on payment of 40 percent of the Medicaid base rate for medical enrollees in long-term care facilities with complex medical, behavioral, mental health, and cognitive needs who are waitlisted at an acute care hospital. Appropriates funds for medically complex add-on payments. (HB93 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, EVANS, HASHEM, ITO, KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, OSHIRO, TAKAYAMA, DeCoite, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB109
Insurance Coverage; Lodging; Airfare
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Provides insurance coverage for air travel and lodging for blind or disabled individuals living on neighbor islands requiring medical care on the island of Oahu and their attendants. Applies to health insurance policies, contracts, and plans issued or renewed after July 1, 2018. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB111
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Maui Region; Emergency Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 for Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital and Clinic, and Lanai Community Hospital. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB122
Feral Cats; Trap, Spay or Neuter, and Release; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FERAL CATS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to enable it to contract with eligible non-profit or charitable organizations, private entities, or public entities to trap, neuter or spay, and release feral cats to the location where they were originally trapped. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB125 HD1
Sex Trafficking; Victims; Minors; Treatment Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A SEX TRAFFICKING SPECIAL TREATMENT FACILITY.
Allows the Department of Human Services to contract with a victim service provider to operate and manage a sex trafficking special treatment facility for trafficking victims who are minors. Appropriates funds. (HB125 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB126
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Drug Testing
RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
Requires certain applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits to undergo drug testing. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB129
Hawaii Health Authority; Hiring of Employees; Comprehensive Health Plan; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH AUTHORITY.
Requires the Hawaii Health Authority (HHA) to submit an updated comprehensive health plan to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the hiring of an executive director and other staff and other expenses necessary for HHA to carry out its duties and responsibilities. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB133
Child Abuse or Neglect Hotline; Posting Signs; Public Schools
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.
Requires Department of Education schools and charter schools to post signs containing the Department of Human Services hotline for reporting child abuse and neglect. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, EDN, FIN |
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HB135
Sanitation; Shopping Centers; Public Restrooms
RELATING TO SANITATION.
Requires the Department of Health to establish rules requiring all shopping centers with 20 or more retail or commercial establishment tenants to provide restrooms for public use. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, JUD |
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HB150
End of Life Option Act
RELATING TO END OF LIFE OPTION.
Establishes a person's ability to choose the End of Life Option when afflicted with a terminal illness; provides safeguards for the affected person; and repeals penalties for participating in the End of Life Option Act. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
TAKAYAMA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD |
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HB156
Health Care Insurance; Pharmacy Services
RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PHARMACISTS.
Requires insurers, mutual and fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to recognize services provided by pharmacists. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, Belatti |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB163
Child Custody; Grandparent Visitation
RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.
Adds as prerequisites to awarding visitation that the court finds that awarding visitation to grandparent is in the best interest of the child and that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to the child. Clarifies procedures for awarding visitation. Deletes duplicative provision of awarding grandparents reasonable visitation rights. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
NISHIMOTO |
HHS, JUD |
sb216 |
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HB164 HD1
Disclosures; Arbitrator
RELATING TO DISCLOSURE BY AN ARBITRATOR.
Clarifies laws regarding an arbitrator's failure to disclose certain facts prior to or during arbitration. (HB164 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to LBR, JDC. |
NISHIMOTO |
LBR, JDC |
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HB168 HD1 SD1
Persian Gulf War; Global War on Terrorism; Veterans' Memorial; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEMORIALS.
Appropriates funds for the planning and design of a memorial to honor service members of the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of the Global War on Terrorism, to be located at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, on the island of Oahu, and replicas of the memorial to be located at state veterans cemeteries statewide. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
KONG, HAR, HASHEM, ITO, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, WARD, DeCoite |
PSM, WAM |
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HB169 HD1
Homelessness; Next Step Shelter; Working Group; Appropriation
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes a working group in the Department of Human Services to solicit donations and services and to assist in the regulation and development of policies relating to the Next Step Shelter facility and its residents. Requires the working group to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Session. Appropriates funds for the working group. (HB169 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
KONG, HAR, HASHEM, ITO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, WARD, DeCoite |
HHS, FIN |
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HB170
Marijuana; Uniform Controlled Substances Act; Schedule I Drugs
RELATING TO THE SCHEDULING OF MARIJUANA.
Requires the Department of Public Safety to reassess the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug under state law and to report its findings to the Legislature. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, OHNO, Kobayashi |
HHS, JUD |
SB120 |
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HB172 HD2
Private property; Albizia trees; Eradication; Safety
RELATING TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Authorizes a property owner or agent to enter adjacent property under certain conditions to eradicate albizia trees before they become hazardous. Provides defense to criminal prosecution. (HB172 HD2) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BELATTI, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, LoPresti |
JDC |
SB843 |
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HB177 HD2 SD1
Condominiums; Associations; Board of Directors; Condominium Owners; Violations; Retaliation; Prohibition
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Prohibits associations of apartment owners, boards of directors, managing agents, resident managers, condominium owners, and persons acting on behalf of associations or condominium owners from retaliating or discriminating against a condominium owner, board member, managing agent, resident manager, or association employee who files a complaint; acts in furtherance of a complaint, report, or investigation of an alleged violation of the State's condominium laws or a condominium's governing documents; or exercises or attempts to exercise any right as a condominium owner. Effective 7/1/2070. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
SAIKI |
CPH |
sb369 |
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HB179 HD1
Elections; Ranked Choice Voting
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Establishes ranked choice voting for special elections for Congressional races. (HB179 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
SAIKI |
JDC |
sb218 |
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HB183
Emergency Response Vehicle Noise Task Force; Department of Health
RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES.
Establishes an emergency response vehicle noise task force to determine the impact of emergency response vehicle sirens in terms of excessive noise, the effect on public safety, and the relative effectiveness of the use of emergency lights instead of the use of sirens at night. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAIKI |
HHS, FIN |
sb126 |
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HB193 HD1
Attachment or Execution of Property; Exemptions
RELATING TO PROPERTY.
Increases the value amounts applicable to qualifying for an exemption from attachment or execution of real and personal property. Exempts one month of child support and spousal support in the possession of the debtor-recipient of support from attachment or execution. (HB193 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC/WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CREAGAN, EVANS, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, Gates, LoPresti, McKelvey |
CPH, JDC/WAM |
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HB194
Medical Marijuana; Collectives; Authorization; Regulation
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVES.
Authorizes certification and regulation of medical marijuana collectives comprising qualifying patients. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CREAGAN, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY |
HHS, JUD |
SB845 |
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HB197
Administer, Dispense, or Prescribe Narcotic Drugs; Maintenance or Detoxification Treatment; Narcotic Dependent Person.
RELATING TO ADMINISTERING, DISPENSING, OR PRESCRIBING NARCOTIC DRUGS FOR USE IN MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT TO A NARCOTIC DEPENDENT PERSON.
Clarifies that treatment drugs such as suboxone may be used in the maintenance or detoxification of narcotic dependent persons. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, Gates, Kobayashi, Lowen |
HHS, JUD |
SB1080 |
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HB199 HD2 SD1
Adult Protective Services; Vulnerable Adult; Physical Isolation
RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Includes physical isolation as a form of abuse, allegations of which the Department of Human Services is authorized to investigate and instances for which the Department may take corrective action, including obtaining judicial relief. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to HMS, JDC. |
OHNO |
HMS, JDC |
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HB201
Death with Dignity; Aid in Dying; Patient Choice; Physicians
RELATING TO AID IN DYING.
Allows a terminally ill adult with the capacity to make an informed healthcare decision to request a prescription for aid in dying medication from their attending physician to facilitate a peaceful death. Ensures that physicians who assist patients in obtaining aid in dying medication are not subject to civil or criminal liability. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI, KEOHOKALOLE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI |
HHS, JUD |
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HB206 HD2 SD2
Prepaid Wireless; Enhanced 911 Services; Surcharge
RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES.
Establishes a prepaid wireless E911 surcharge of 1.5 per cent of prepaid wireless service purchased at the point of sale. Allows sellers to deduct and retain 3 per cent of the surcharges collected to offset administrative expenses, but requires sellers to remit the balance of surcharges collected to the Enhanced 911 fund on a specified periodic basis. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPH, WAM |
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HB216
Health; Community Paramedic Services; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC SERVICES.
Implements the recommendations of the working group convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 90, Regular Session of 2016, by establishing and appropriating funds for a three-year community paramedic services pilot program. Requires a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2021. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAY, ITO, OSHIRO, Belatti |
HHS, FIN |
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HB218 HD1
Foreclosure; Public Notice; Public Sale; Newspapers; Internet
RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.
Requires every public notice of a public sale of mortgaged property to be published three times in a newspaper, on a state website, and in a conspicuous location on the mortgaged property or unit. (HB218 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC. |
SAY, MCKELVEY |
CPH, JDC |
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HB223 HD2 SD1
Residential Landlord-tenant Code; Application Screening Fee; Tenant Report; Credit Report
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Allows a landlord or landlord's agent to charge an application screening fee as part of the applicant screening process for renting residential property. Limits the amount that may be charged for an application screening fee. Requires the landlord or agent to return any unauthorized fee amounts to the applicant. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals 6/30/2020. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKUMI |
CPH |
sb130 |
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HB243 HD2 SD1
Condominiums; Condominium Property Regimes; Repeal
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Repeals chapter 514A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to condominium property regimes, and ensures that all condominiums in the State are governed under chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to condominiums. Effective January 1, 2019. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MCKELVEY, BROWER |
CPH |
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HB248 HD2
Prospective Review; Health Insurance Coverage
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Specifies procedural, disclosure, notice, and other requirements for prospective reviews required by health carriers or utilization review organizations prior to certification of coverage for health care services. (HB248 HD2) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, AQUINO, EVANS, KONG, C. LEE, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB249
DOH; Lead Poisoning Prevention; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates moneys for DOH lead poisoning prevention activities. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, WOODSON, Gates |
HHS, FIN |
sb113 |
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HB250
Mental Health; Admission; Discharge; Notice; Hearings; Involuntary Hospitalization; Assisted Community Treatment
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Entitles designated family members and other interested persons of a person having a mental health emergency to: notice of certain procedures and actions, option to be present in the courtroom for a hearing on a petition for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment, and option to receive copies of hearing transcripts or recordings. Requires the court to adjourn or continue a hearing on a petition for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment for failure to timely notify designated persons, with certain exceptions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, WOODSON, Gates |
HHS, JUD |
sb122 |
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HB263 HD2
Marijuana; GET; Special Fund
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Amends provisions related to licensed medical marijuana dispensaries by imposing GET on a percentage of dispensaries gross proceeds or gross income and allocating a portion of GET revenues received from dispensaries to the Medical Marijuana Registry and Regulation Special Fund. (HB263 HD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAIKI |
CPH, WAM |
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HB264
Water Supply; Fluoridation; Counties
RELATING TO FLUORIDATION.
Requires the boards of water supply to fluoridate public water systems with 1,000 or more service connections. Requires the Department of Health, with the cooperation of the boards of water supply, to submit a report to the legislature regarding implementation of fluoridating the public water systems. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAIKI |
HHS, WAL, FIN |
sb125 |
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HB265
Liquor; Honolulu Liquor Commission; Noise Violations; Penalties
RELATING TO NOISE.
Establishes enhanced penalties for multiple noise violations by a licensee in a county with a population of 500,000 or more during a single calendar year. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAIKI |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
sb112 |
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HB266
Harbors; Regulation of Noise
RELATING TO HARBORS.
Authorizes the director of transportation to adopt rules that regulate and limit noise at harbors, ports, roadsteads, docks, wharves, piers, quays, bulkheads, and landings of the State. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, TRN, referral sheet 1 |
SAIKI |
HHS, TRN |
sb114 |
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HB289 HD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate Committee; Noncandidate Committee; Contributions and Expenditures; Organizational Report
RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN REPORTING.
Requires a candidate or noncandidate committee to inform the Campaign Spending Commission if the candidate or noncandidate committee does not intend to receive or spend contributions and expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election period. (HB289 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
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HB300 HD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Search Warrants; Technical Assistance
RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS.
Allows courts to authorize a person or entity other than a deputy or an officer to provide technical assistance in executing a search warrant that pertains to an electronic device or storage media. (HB300 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
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HB302 HD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Material Witness Orders; Courts
RELATING TO MATERIAL WITNESS ORDERS.
Allows district, circuit, or family court to issue a material witness order in cases initiated through felony complaint, indictment, or information. (HB302 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
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HB308 HD1 SD2
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Public Agency Meetings; Permitted Interactions; Government Records; County Councils
RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.
Allows county council members to transmit certain government records to other county council members under specified conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets on 6/30/2019. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO, JDL |
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HB313 HD1
HSAC Package; Emergency Medical Services; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates funds for one ambulance unit each for the County of Kauai and the County of Hawaii, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs. (HB313 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
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HB314 HD1
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Violation of Privacy; DCCA
RELATING TO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.
Establishes a new chapter to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Establishes prohibited uses of unmanned aerial vehicles for individuals, law enforcement agencies, and public agencies. Provides certain exceptions for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Makes certain uses of an unmanned aerial vehicle a petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor and Class C felony for a second of subsequent violations. Establishes a task force. (HB314 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC/WAM. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPH, JDC/WAM |
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HB322
Kauai County Package; Emergency Medical Services; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates moneys to DOH for FY 2017-2018 to purchase an ambulance vehicle and for the costs of operating a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, ambulance unit for the County of Kauai. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
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HB344
Medical Marijuana; Prohibitions; Penalties
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Amends penalties pertaining to certain medical marijuana prohibitions. Repeals certain medical marijuana prohibitions. Makes conforming amendments. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
SB168 |
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HB347 HD2 SD2
Employment Security; Independent Contractor; Guidelines; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for independent contractors by requiring the consideration of twenty factors by the Department of Labor Industrial Relations when determining whether an individual is considered an independent contractor. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2018 regarding guidelines developed by the unemployment insurance coverage committee. Requires an annual report to the Legislature regarding covered employment determinations. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
SOUKI, JOHANSON, MCKELVEY |
JDL, CPH/WAM |
SB345 |
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HB350
General Excise Tax; Exemption, Medical Services
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
Provides a general excise tax exemption for medical services after December 31, 2017. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
FUKUMOTO, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, TUPOLA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB355
Motor Vehicles; Annual Registration Fee
RELATING TO VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE REDUCTION.
Reduces the vehicle registration fee and maintains allocation of the fee to the state highway fund and emergency medical services special fund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to TRN/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
FUKUMOTO, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, TUPOLA |
TRN/HHS, FIN |
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HB370
Outsourcing Facility; Pharmacy
RELATING TO PHARMACY.
Requires outsourcing facilities to obtain a permit from the Board of Pharmacy before providing medications to healthcare providers. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/IAC, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
EVANS, MCKELVEY, Creagan, Todd |
HHS/IAC, CPC |
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HB371
Food Service Containers
RELATING TO DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS.
Prohibits the use of polystyrene food containers in state-owned and state-run buildings and facilities beginning 1/1/18. Requires that food be packed in compostable containers. Authorizes DOH to allow exemptions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to EEP, HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
EVANS, CREAGAN, C. LEE, LOPRESTI |
EEP, HHS, CPC |
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HB377 HD1 SD1
County Building Permits; Workers' Compensation Coverage; Self-insurance
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Requires building permit applicants to provide to the county a certificate of liability insurance issued by a workers' compensation insurance carrier or a self-insurance authorization, or a signed declaration verifying an exemption from coverage, for the applicants and their subcontractors as a prerequisite for the issuance of any building permit. Requires building permit holders to file a signed declaration verifying workers' compensation coverage, self-insurance authorization, or exemption from coverage or insurance requirements for any subcontractor hired after issuance of the permit. Requires coordinated communication between county building permitting agencies and the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to ensure compliance. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to PSM, LBR. |
HOLT, JOHANSON, Gates, Quinlan |
PSM, LBR |
sb1131 |
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HB385 HD1
After-School Programs; Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture, and Health Program; Office of Youth Services; Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
Establishes the R.E.A.C.H (Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture, and Health) Program to provide a standardized framework and funding for after-school programs in public middle and intermediate schools. Establishes a special fund to receive fees and other moneys to supplement the costs of administering and operating the R.E.A.C.H. Program. (HB385 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, HASHEM, ING, JOHANSON, C. LEE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, ONISHI, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SOUKI, TODD, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, Takumi |
HHS, FIN |
sb500 |
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HB387
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; Sudden Unexpected Infant Death; Safe Sleep Policy
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires operators of child care facilities, including family child care homes, group child care centers, and group child care homes, and infant and toddler child care centers that care for children one year of age or younger to implement and maintain safe sleep policies to prevent sudden unexpected infant deaths and sudden infant death syndrome in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Human Services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, HASHEM, ING, C. LEE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, ONISHI, OSHIRO, DeCoite, Tokioka |
HHS, JUD |
sb368 |
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HB388 HD1
School Readiness; Preschool Open Doors Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Re-establishes eligibility for the Preschool Open Doors Program to indicate that the program shall serve three-year-old children, in addition to four-year-old children. Requires the Department of Human Services to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB388 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, HASHEM, ING, JOHANSON, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, ONISHI, OSHIRO, SOUKI, TODD, WOODSON, Takumi |
HHS, FIN |
sb181 |
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HB391
Homeless; Database; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds to the department of human services to study the impact and feasibility of creating an integrated database of certain information related to homeless individuals for providers of homeless services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
GATES, AQUINO, BROWER, HASHEM, Quinlan, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB392
Mandated Coverage; Cognitive Rehabilitation; Brain Injury
RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR BRAIN INJURIES.
Requires certain insurance contracts and plans to provide coverage beginning 1/1/2017 for treatment of brain injuries, including cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing or treatment, and necessary post-acute transition services or community reintegration activities for a period of at least twenty years from the date the injury occurred and up to a lifetime cap per person of $300,000. Defines "cognitive rehabilitation therapy". |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB407 HD3 SD1
High Deductible Health Plans; Health Savings Accounts; Insurance
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Authorizes the issuance of employer-sponsored high deductible health plans, if certain conditions are met. Requires maintenance of health savings accounts in conjunction with high deductible health plans. Specifies that employers and insurers that buy or sell high deductible health plans remain subject to the Prepaid Health Care Act. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals 6/30/2022. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MCKELVEY |
HHS, IAC, CPC |
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HB412
Homelessness; Civil Rights Board; Emergency Examination and Hospitalization
RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
Establishes a Civil Rights Board to address the civil rights of homeless. Authorizes the board to: (1) request a law enforcement officer to initiate proceedings for an individual's emergency examination and hospitalization; and (2) if the law enforcement officer declines to do so, order the officer to address any complaint by taking action that would help to ameliorate the situation. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
KONG, CREAGAN, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, DeCoite, Hashem, San Buenaventura |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB414
Homelessness; Public Service Employment Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Addresses the issue of homelessness by creating a statewide, state-funded, subsidized public service employment program. Authorizes subsidies and low-interest loans for employers who participate in the program. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
KONG, CREAGAN, HASHEM, TAKAYAMA, DeCoite, San Buenaventura, Tokioka |
HHS, LAB, FIN |
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HB415 HD1
Statute of Limitations; Civil Actions; Sexual Abuse of a Minor
RELATING TO LIMITATION OF ACTIONS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Extends the period during which a victim of child sexual abuse may bring an otherwise time-barred civil action against the victim's abuser or an entity with a duty of care. (HB415 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
ICHIYAMA |
JDC |
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HB429
University of Hawaii; Smoking; Tobacco; Electronic Smoking Devices; Prohibition
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Prohibits smoking and tobacco use, including the use of electronic smoking devices, by any person on the premises of the University of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/LAB, HED, referral sheet 1 |
KOBAYASHI, MORIKAWA, Todd |
HHS/LAB, HED |
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HB431
Kupuna Caucus; Gerontologists; Licensure
RELATING TO GERONTOLOGIST LICENSING.
Establishes requirements for gerontologist licensure beginning on 7/1/2018. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, OSHIRO, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TODD, DeCoite, Har, San Buenaventura, Souki |
HHS/IAC, CPC, FIN |
SB541 |
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HB432 HD2 SD1
Kupuna Caucus; Elderly; Caregivers; Financial Exploitation; Elder Abuse; Penal Code
RELATING TO THE ELDERLY.
Makes financial exploitation of an elder by a caregiver a class A felony. Defines "caregiver", "elder", and "financial exploitation". Effective 7/1/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to HMS/CPH, JDC. |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Oshiro, Todd |
HMS/CPH, JDC |
SB539 |
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HB433
Kupuna Caucus; Care Facility; Inspection Reports; Department of Health; Appropriation
RELATING TO CARE FACILITY INSPECTIONS.
Appropriates funds to the department of health for the posting of care facility inspection reports on the department's website. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MORIKAWA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, MIZUNO, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TODD |
HHS, FIN |
SB538 |
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HB434 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Veterans; Long-term Care; Community Living Program; Civil Service Status; Executive Office on Aging
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.
Converts the Long-Term Care Community Living Program Specialist position within the Executive Office on Aging from exempt to permanent civil service status. (HB434 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, OSHIRO, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
HHS, FIN |
SB540 |
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HB435 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Child Custody; Visitation; Grandparents
RELATING TO GRANDPARENTS.
Allows the family court to award a grandparent, upon petition to the court, custody rights to a minor child, and establishes criteria to obtain such custody. Adds criteria regarding the award by the family court of grandparent visitation rights to a minor child. (HB435 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, OSHIRO, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Har, Todd |
HHS, JUD |
SB542 |
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HB449
Marijuana; Legalization; Regulation; Taxation ($)
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Legalizes under state law the growing, processing, possession, transfer, and personal use of marijuana in a specified quantity to persons at least twenty-one years of age. Requires licensing to operate marijuana establishments. Specifies the application and non-application of the Internal Revenue Code to expenses related to the production and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for state income tax purposes. Specifies that amounts received for the sale of marijuana or marijuana products are not exempt from the state general excise tax. Establishes a tax on the sale of marijuana, marijuana products, and manufactured marijuana products. Establishes an education special fund, into which marijuana tax revenues are to be deposited. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
ING, CREAGAN, GATES |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB450 HD1 SD1
Coral Reefs; Sunscreen; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CORAL.
Requires UH to conduct a study on the effects of sunscreen on Hawaii's coral reefs and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
DECOITE, CREAGAN, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KONG, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, NAKAMURA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Evans, Gates, Ing |
HRE/AEN/WTL, WAM |
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HB455 HD1
Department of Agriculture; Fees; Food Safety Certification Activities
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from charging agricultural producers for the costs of food safety certification activities conducted by the department. (HB455 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to AEN, LBR/WAM. |
DECOITE, CREAGAN, EVANS, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Gates, Thielen |
AEN, LBR/WAM |
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HB456 HD1
Public Records; Disclosure; Disciplinary Action
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires police departments to disclose to the Legislature the identity of an officer upon the officer's second suspension in a five-year period or discharge. Requires disclosure under the Uniform Information Practices Act after a police officer's second suspension in a five-year period. (HB456 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to PSM, JDC. |
TAKAYAMA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN, Gates |
PSM, JDC |
SB424 |
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HB457 HD1
Community Court Outreach Project; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY COURT OUTREACH PROJECT.
Establishes a community court outreach project in the City and County of Honolulu, subject to the availability of funds and memoranda of agreements from the Judiciary, Prosecuting Attorney, and the Public Defender. Appropriates funds. (HB457 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. |
TAKAYAMA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, THIELEN, Belatti, Evans, Gates |
JDC, WAM |
SB718 |
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HB467
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Collective Bargaining Units
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Creates 7 separate collective bargaining units for employees of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
LUKE |
HHS, LAB, FIN |
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HB468 HD1
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Collective Bargaining Units
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Establishes collective bargaining unit (15) for employees with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. (HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
LUKE |
HHS, LAB, FIN |
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HB476 HD1
Physical Abuse; Family or Household Member; Penalty
RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
Makes abuse of a family or household member who is younger than fourteen years of age a class C felony. (HB476 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
TOKIOKA, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO |
JDC |
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HB480 HD1 SD1
University of Hawaii at Hilo; Hawaii Community College; Agriculture Programs; Agricultural Study; Island of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii community college for the Hawaii community college and University of Hawaii at Hilo, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, to study agriculture and agricultural learning opportunities on the island of Hawaii. Requires the Hawaii community college to submit a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
ONISHI, CREAGAN, DECOITE, HAR, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, OSHIRO, TAKAYAMA, TODD, WOODSON, Quinlan |
HRE, WAM |
SB1082 |
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HB488 HD2 SD2
Low-income Housing Tax Credit
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to at-risk rules and deductions and to passive activity losses do not apply with respect to claims from the state low-income housing tax credit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
BROWER, CULLEN, HASHEM, HOLT, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, MCKELVEY, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, San Buenaventura |
HOU/HMS, WAM |
SB1142 |
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HB492 HD2 SD1
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; Staff; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.
Appropriates moneys from the general fund for two specialist II positions within the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKUMI, HAR |
EDU, WAM |
SB195 |
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HB500 HD1 SD1
Charter Schools; Public Prekindergarten Program; Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission; Executive Office on Early Learning; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS.
Authorizes the Executive Office on Early Learning and State Public Charter School Commission to enter into a memorandum of understanding to administer charter school prekindergarten classrooms. Appropriates moneys to continue funding of public prekindergarten classrooms. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKUMI, Ohno |
EDU, WAM |
SB1152 |
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HB501 HD1 SD2
Education; National Certification Incentive Program ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Expands the National Certification Incentive Program to provide monetary incentives to school psychologists. Authorizes continuing bonuses for teachers and school psychologists in certain designated schools that improve and no longer carry a certain designation. Establishes a Hawaii teacher stipend program to be administered by the Department of Education to address the shortage of teachers in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds for the program for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 fiscal years. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKUMI |
EDU/CPH, WAM |
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HB521 HD1 SD1
Business Development; High-growth Grant Program; Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes the high-growth grant program and special fund to provide grants to qualified businesses for certain business development activities. Makes appropriations. Effective 7/1/2038. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMASHITA, CHOY, DECOITE, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, NAKASHIMA, TAKAYAMA |
ETT, WAM |
SB767 |
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HB525
Adult Protective Services; Vulnerable Adult; Order for Immediate Protection; Substantial Evidence
RELATING TO ORDERS FOR IMMEDIATE PROTECTION.
Requires a finding of substantial evidence that a vulnerable adult has incurred abuse or is in danger of abuse prior to the issuance of an order for immediate protection when the vulnerable adult is living at home with a prognosis of six months or less to live. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
OHNO, ING |
HHS, JUD |
SB747 |
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HB527 HD1 SD2
Mobile Clinic; Homeless; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MOBILE CLINICS.
Appropriates funds to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. Takes effect on 7/1/2075. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
OHNO, BROWER, ICHIYAMA, KONG |
HHS, FIN |
SB347 |
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HB533 HD1 SD1
Charter Schools; Facility Funding ($)
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Appropriates funds for charter school facilities. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
OHNO, AQUINO, BROWER, EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKUMI, Ichiyama, Nakashima |
EDU, WAM |
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HB536
Traps; Feral Chickens and Roosters; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FOWL.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase traps for feral chickens and roosters and rent traps at a nominal fee to residents. Permits the Department of Health to contract with eligible non-profit or for-profit entities for that purpose. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB537
Parking for Disabled Persons; Placards; Penalties
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Requires parking placards for disabled persons to bear the disabled person's photograph and prominently display its expiration date. Establishes a penalty for using a placard after the death of the person to whom the placard was issued. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO, AQUINO, BELATTI, EVANS, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA, Cullen |
HHS, JUD |
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HB538
Community Care Facilities; Licensing, Relicensing, Certification, Recertification Fees
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health to: (1) charge and collect fees for the licensing, relicensing, certification, and recertification of community care facilities; and (2) submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Session on implementation of the fees. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, DECOITE, EVANS, MORIKAWA, THIELEN, Aquino, Cullen, LoPresti, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB547 HD2 SD2
Foreign Exchange Student, Fellow, and Intern; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax credit for host families of foreign exchange students, fellows, and interns. Effective 7/1/2051. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2051. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
ITO, CACHOLA, CHOY, OHNO, ONISHI, TOKIOKA, Say, Woodson |
EDU/IAA, WAM |
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HB548
Health-Care; Agents, Guardians, Surrogates; Civil Action Damages
RELATING TO HEALTH-CARE.
Provides that an individual acting as agent, guardian, or surrogate regarding health-care decisions may be awarded damages upon prevailing in a civil action. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
ITO, SAY, YAMASHITA |
HHS, JUD |
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HB549
Advance Health-Care Directives; Immunities; Agents, Surrogates, and Guardians
RELATING TO ADVANCE HEALTH-CARE DIRECTIVES.
Clarifies the immunity of agents, surrogates, and guardians in making a health-care decision regarding a patient's advance health-care directive. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
ITO, CHOY, SAY, YAMASHITA |
HHS, JUD |
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HB550
Death with Dignity
RELATING TO DEATH WITH DIGNITY.
Authorizes terminally ill adults seeking to end their life to request lethal doses of medication from medical and osteopathic physicians. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
ITO, SAY |
HHS, JUD |
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HB551
Department of Health; Website; Care-Home Vacancy; Working Group; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to maintain a forum on its website where specified state-licensed care facilities may post vacancy information. Requires DOH to convene a working group to discuss and provide feedback on the implementation and maintenance of the forum. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CULLEN, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, THIELEN, DeCoite, Evans |
HHS, FIN |
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HB553 HD1
Criminal Defendants; Fitness to Proceed; Regaining Fitness to Proceed; Examinations
RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS' FITNESS TO PROCEED.
Provides that the court may appoint one qualified examiner instead of three, to evaluate a criminal defendant's fitness to proceed or regaining fitness to proceed in all penal cases and removes the requirement that examiner shall be from within the Department of Health. On July 1, 2022, the requirement shall be three qualified examiners for felony cases and one examiner in non-felony cases. One of the examiners shall be from within the Department of Health. (HB553 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC. |
BELATTI, OHNO, OSHIRO, WOODSON, Creagan, Ing, San Buenaventura |
CPH, JDC |
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HB556 HD1
Procurement; Child Care Program
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Repeals the requirement that all applicants for health and human services procurement contracts possess all licenses necessary to conduct the subject business. Repeals the requirement that all contracts include only costs, fees, and taxes reflected on the face of the proposal. (HB556 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI |
GVO/HMS, CPH/WAM |
SB148 |
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HB557
Procurement; Child Care Programs
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Repeals the requirement that all applicants for procurement contracts for health and human services possess all licenses necessary to conduct the subject business. Repeals the requirement that all contracts include only costs, fees, and taxes reflected on the face of the proposal. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to LAB/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI |
LAB/HHS, FIN |
SB149 |
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HB559
Suicide Prevention Task Force
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes a suicide prevention task force to develop a strategic plan to reduce suicide in Hawaii by 25% by 2025. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, CREAGAN, GATES, ING, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, OHNO, OSHIRO, WOODSON, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB560
Dental Licensure; Examination; Other Qualifications
RELATING TO DENTAL LICENSURE.
Expands the required qualifications that applicants may fulfill as part of the requirements for dental licensure to include passage of other examinations substantively similar to ADEX and dental licensure in another state, along with other qualifications. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/IAC, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, AQUINO, EVANS, C. LEE, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI |
HHS/IAC, CPC |
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HB562
Dentistry; Advertising
RELATING TO DENTISTRY.
Clarifies that a dentist who has not successfully completed the education specified for the dental specialty as defined by the American Dental Association may be subject to license suspension or revocation or a fine if the dentist uses words or phrases in advertising that are similar to the existing list of prohibited words or phrases. Expands the prohibited words or phrases to include "dentistry for children". |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, AQUINO, EVANS, C. LEE, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Say |
HHS, CPC |
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HB564
Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene; Dentistry
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE.
Changes the name of the Board of Dental Examiners to the Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene (Board). Beginning on 7/1/2018, changes the Board composition by increasing dental hygienist representation and ensuring Oahu and neighbor island representation among dental hygienist members. Allows neighbor island Board members to attend meetings via teleconference. Requires the Board to develop conflict of interest policies for Board member participation with dental examination companies and to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Session on the status of the policy. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/IAC, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, AQUINO, EVANS, C. LEE, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI |
HHS/IAC, CPC |
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HB565
Dental Assistants; Licensing; Training
RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS.
Clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices and training requirements for dental assistants. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/IAC, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, AQUINO, EVANS, TAKUMI |
HHS/IAC, CPC |
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HB566
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI |
HHS |
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HB567
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI |
HHS |
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HB568
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI |
HHS |
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HB569
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI |
HHS |
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HB570
Medical marijuana; Short Form
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Short form bill relating to medical marijuana. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI |
HHS |
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HB573 HD1 SD2
Procurement; Competitive Sealed Bidding; Subcontractor; Public Works Construction Project; Bid Shopping; Bid Peddling
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Provides a bidder of a public works construction project with two hours after the closing of bids to clarify and correct certain information regarding subcontractors. Prohibits bid shopping and bid peddling for the competitive sealed bidding process. Effective 7/1/2055. Sunsets on 7/1/2019. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA, BROWER, HOLT, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TAKUMI |
GVO, JDL/WAM |
SB1070 |
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HB576
HHSC; Transfer; County of Hawaii; East Hawaii Regional System
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
Transfers the management and operation of the east Hawaii regional system of the HHSC to the county of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
NAKASHIMA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB577
Community Water Fluoridation; Non-binding Referendum
RELATING TO A NON-BINDING REFERENDUM ON STATEWIDE COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION.
Proposes a non-binding, statewide referendum on whether the State should pursue policies and programs for community water fluoridation in order to improve the overall dental health of Hawaii's children and adults. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
LOPRESTI, HAR, KOBAYASHI |
HHS, JUD |
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HB578
Keiki Caucus; Preschool Open Doors Program; Qualifying Age
RELATING TO PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.
Expands the qualifying age for the preschool open doors program to children four years old and younger. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
LOPRESTI, AQUINO, CACHOLA, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, HAR, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TODD, DeCoite |
HHS, EDN, FIN |
SB497 |
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HB587 HD1 SD1
Small Business Regulatory Review Board; Appropriation
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide additional resources to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA |
ETT, WAM |
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HB588 HD1 SD2
He‘eia National Estuarine Research Reserve; Staff Hiring; University of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HE‘EIA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE.
Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to maintain the initial staff positions that are necessary to develop and manage the He‘eia National Estuarine Research Reserve and its programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
KEOHOKALOLE, CREAGAN, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, TODD, QUINLAN, WOODSON, Gates |
WAL, HED, FIN |
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HB589 HD1
Judiciary; Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to retain mental health services and substance abuse treatment for the Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement program, which is an intensive supervisory program for persons on probation. (HB589 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, ICHIYAMA, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, WOODSON |
JDC, WAM |
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HB592 HD1 SD1
Four-Year Alternate Energy Research and Development Pilot Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Extends the sunset date of the Alternative Energy Research and Development Pilot Program to June 30, 2019. Appropriates funds for the Program. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
TRE/ETT, WAM |
SB682 |
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HB595 HD1 SD1
High Technology Development Corporation; Small Business Innovation Research Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Appropriates funds to continue the Small Business Innovation Research Program within the High Technology Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA |
ETT, WAM |
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HB598 HD2 SD1
Cyber Ecosystem; Cyber Security; University of Hawaii; Appropriations
RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.
Authorizes and provides funding for the University of Hawaii to participate in and contribute funding for the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem and related aspects of cyber security. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA |
EDB, HED, FIN |
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HB602
Cesspools; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit by: (1) deleting the residential large capacity cesspool certification pilot program; and (2) expanding the definition of "qualified cesspool" to include cesspools that are certified for connection to an existing sewer system. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to EEP/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
LOWEN, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SOUKI, TODD, WOODSON, Belatti, Nakamura |
EEP/HHS, FIN |
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HB603
Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for 1 advanced life support ambulance to be based in Makalei on the island of Hawaii and to be used from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and to include a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, EVANS, JOHANSON, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TODD, WOODSON, Onishi, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB604 HD1 SD1
Landscaping; Mosquito Breeding Habitat; DOH; Department of Agriculture
RELATING TO LANDSCAPING.
Requires the department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of health, to create and maintain a list of plants and landscaping-related structures or equipment that are known to be preferred habitats for mosquito breeding and prohibits use of these elements in public landscaping. Exempts routinely maintained botanical gardens. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
LOWEN, BELATTI, CREAGAN, EVANS, HASHEM, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SOUKI, TODD, WOODSON |
CPH, WAM |
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HB608 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Kupuna Care; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGING.
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Health for the Kupuna Care Program. (HB608 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, WOODSON, Oshiro |
HHS, FIN |
SB528 |
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HB609 HD2
Kupuna Caucus; University of Hawaii; Center on Aging; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds for a full-time associate professor and a full-time associate specialist position within the University of Hawaii Center on Aging. (HB609 HD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, HED, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, TODD |
HHS, HED, FIN |
SB529 |
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HB610 HD1
Long-term Care Ombudsman; Long-term Care Ombudsman Program; Appropriation; Kupuna Caucus ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to support the program on Oahu and for contracted services in the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui. (HB610 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HAR, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, DeCoite |
HHS, FIN |
SB530 |
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HB611 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Services Coordinator; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA SERVICES COORDINATOR POSITION.
Makes an appropriation for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator position. (HB611 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, WOODSON, Oshiro, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
SB532 |
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HB612 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Aging and Disability Resource Center; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.
Appropriates funds for the Aging and Disability Resource Center. (HB612 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, WOODSON, Holt, Oshiro, San Buenaventura, Souki |
HHS, FIN |
SB533 |
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HB613
Hearing Aids; Health Insurance; Mandated Coverage ($)
RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/18 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, CPC |
SB535 |
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HB614 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Fall Prevention; DOH; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FALL PREVENTION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for one full-time equivalent Fall Prevention and Early Detection Coordinator position, which was established by Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014. (HB614 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
SB536 |
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HB616 HD1
Kupuna Caucus; Foster Grandparent Program; Senior Companion Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to create one full-time program specialist position within the Adult Protective and Community Services Branch to oversee the foster grandparent program and senior companion programs in Maui county. (HB616 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TAKAYAMA, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD |
HHS, FIN |
SB537 |
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HB617 HD1
Land Recordation; Deregistered Land
RELATING TO LAND RECORDATION.
Establishes the requirements that any plan of land for deregistered land must meet for recordation at the bureau of conveyances. Requires that any plan of land that involves deregistered land that is filed with the registrar of conveyances must be accompanied by data on the deregistration. (HB617 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to WTL, JDC. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KONG, C. LEE, LOWEN, SAIKI, SAY, YAMASHITA |
WTL, JDC |
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HB620 HD1 SD2
Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION.
Appropriates funds to support the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, ITO, MCKELVEY, SOUKI, YAMASHITA |
OMH, WAL, FIN |
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HB625 HD3 SD2
Broadband; Small Wireless or Wireline Facilities; Siting Process; State-owned and County-owned Utility Poles or Light Standards; Permits
RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
Establishes a collocation permitting, application, review and approval process for telecommunications companies proposing to install broadband infrastructure on solely state-owned or solely county-owned utility poles or light standards. Establishes the siting process. Takes effect on 5/22/2050. Applies to permit applications filed with the State or county after 1/1/2019. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CHOY, CULLEN, KONG, YAMASHITA |
IAC, WAL, CPC, FIN |
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HB628 SD1
Construction; Revolving Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FINANCING.
Establishes the Infrastructure Capacity Construction Loan Revolving Fund to provide loans to counties, state agencies, or private developers for infrastructure improvements. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/01/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, KONG, C. LEE, YAMASHITA |
WAM |
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HB629 SD1
Taxation; Construction Projects; ERS; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Requires the Board of Directors of the Employees' Retirement System to conduct a study into the viability of exempting from income tax and general excise tax an amount up to an unspecified percentage of the costs of the construction and operation of projects entered into under a public-private partnership with the ERS to improve water infrastructure or water supply, or to promote clean energy and the viability of allowing ERS investments in such public-private partnerships. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to TRE, LBR/WAM. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, ITO, KONG, C. LEE, SAIKI, SAY, SOUKI, Choy, Yamashita |
TRE, LBR/WAM |
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HB636 HD1 SD1
Water Conservation Rebate Program; County Water Supply Departments; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION.
Establishes a two-year water conservation financial assistance pilot program to provide financial assistance to county-owned public water systems. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050, repeals 6/30/19. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, LOWEN, SAY |
WTL/PSM, WAM |
sb635 |
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HB646 HD1
Persons with Disabilities; Parking Permits; Blind; Visually Handicapped
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Allows individuals who are blind or visually handicapped to apply for and obtain a removable windshield placard to use a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities. (HB646 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to TRE/HMS, JDC. |
CULLEN, AQUINO, BROWER, HAR, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LOPRESTI, NAKAMURA, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, DeCoite, Gates, San Buenaventura, Takayama |
TRE/HMS, JDC |
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HB661
Medical Marijuana; Products; Potency; Limitations; Labeling
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Limits tetrahydrocannabinol levels in manufactured marijuana products. Requires warning labels on packaging. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
OSHIRO, BROWER, CHOY, CREAGAN, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KONG, MCDERMOTT, TAKAYAMA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB662
Health; Medical Marijuana; Dispensaries; Price Controls
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Authorizes the director of health to establish maximum retail prices for medical marijuana and manufactured marijuana products. Delays authority to establish medical marijuana price controls until 7/1/2018. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
OSHIRO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB663 HD1
Limited Service Pregnancy Centers; Disclosures; Privacy; Remedy
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires all limited service pregnancy centers to accurately disclose availability and enrollment information for reproductive health services. Establishes privacy and disclosure requirements for individual records and information. Authorizes civil penalties and civil actions for enforcement and remedy. (HB663 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN, TODD, DeCoite |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
SB501 |
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HB664
In Vitro Fertilization; Required Insurance Coverage
RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried women, and male-female couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN, TODD, DeCoite, Evans |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
SB502 |
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HB665 HD2
Health Insurance; Mental Illness Benefits; Covered Services; Case Management Services; Victims of Sexual Violence
RELATING TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Requires health insurance coverage for case management services by licensed mental health providers for victims of sexual violence. (HB665 HD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
ICHIYAMA, FUKUMOTO, HAR, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN, TODD, DeCoite, Tupola |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
SB503 |
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HB666
Controlled Substances; Opioids; Benzodiazepines; Initial Prescription
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Limits initial prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines to a maximum of seven consecutive days. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
MATSUMOTO, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN, TODD, TUPOLA, DeCoite |
HHS, JUD |
SB504 |
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HB667 HD1
Opioids; Informed Consent; Limitations on Prescription
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires execution of an informed consent agreement between a patient and prescriber of opioids in circumstances that carry a high risk of dependency. Limits initial opioid prescription to a seven-day supply except for treatment of substance abuse or dependency, cancer, or palliative or hospice care. (HB667 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
THIELEN, BELATTI, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, DeCoite |
HHS, JUD |
SB505 |
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HB669 HD1
Domestic Abuse; Department of Human Services; Family Court; Report
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Streamlines the reporting requirements of the Department of Human Services (DHS)and the family courts to require DHS, upon direction of the court, to provide the family court with an oral or written report regarding the safety of a minor child of the parties on or prior to the next regularly scheduled court hearing. Provides that if DHS provides a written report, the DHS need not appear at the hearing unless ordered to do so. Requires the court to provide copies of all written reports to the parties. (HB669 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to HMS, JDC. |
MORIKAWA, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, THIELEN, LoPresti, San Buenaventura, Todd |
HMS, JDC |
SB507 |
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HB672 HD2 SD2
Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program; Department of Education; Department of Health; Department of Human Services; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.
Formally establishes the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program within the Department of Education. Establishes a dedicated special fund and positions within the Departments of Education, Health, and Human Services to support the program. Makes appropriations. Effective 7/1/2090. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN, TODD |
HHS, EDN, FIN |
SB510 |
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HB673 HD1
Child Care Facilities; Inspections; Reports; Website; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
Requires the Department of Human Services to post on its website, reports of child care facility inspections and corrective actions taken by the facility. Requires annual reporting to the Legislature on records and actions involving violation complaints. Appropriates funds. (HB673 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
DECOITE, BELATTI, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAY, THIELEN, TODD, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
SB511 |
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HB675
Pharmacists; Prescriptive Authority; Contraceptive Supplies; Requirements
RELATING TO CONTRACEPTIVE SUPPLIES.
Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptive supplies to patients, regardless of a previous prescription from an authorized prescriber. Specifies requirements pharmacists must meet prior to prescribing and dispensing contraceptive supplies. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO |
HHS, CPC |
SB513 |
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HB676 HD1
Health; Education; Human Papillomavirus Vaccine; Pharmacists
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes pharmacists to administer the human papillomavirus, meningococcal, influenza, or tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccines to persons between eleven and seventeen years of age pursuant to a prescription issued by the person's primary care provider. (HB676 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA |
HHS, CPC |
SB514 |
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HB677
In Vitro Fertilization Procedure Coverage
RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Amends insurance coverage requirements for in vitro fertilization to allow for expanded applicability. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
SB515 |
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HB679 HD1
Domestic Violence; Training; State and County Employees
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Requires any state or county agency to provide domestic abuse intervention training to their personnel whose job duties require or may require intervention in a domestic abuse situation. (HB679 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, OSHIRO, THIELEN |
HHS, JUD |
SB517 |
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HB680 HD2 SD1
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology; Barbering; Cosmetology; Intimate Partner Violence; Training; Licensing
RELATING TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
Requires barber, beauty operator, and instructor licensees under the board of barbering and cosmetology to complete a one-time, three-hour training program on intimate partner violence awareness and education. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC. |
BELATTI, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO |
CPH, JDC |
SB518 |
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HB681 HD1
County Police Departments; Police Officers; Citizen Complaints; Officer-involved Domestic Violence
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Specifies that citizen complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse by the police officer against a family or household member shall not be required to be in writing or sworn to by the complainant. (HB681 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA |
HHS, JUD |
SB519 |
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HB684 HD1
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; Sudden Unexpected Infant Death; Safe Sleep Policy
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Strengthens the safe sleep policy for child care facilities for children less than a year of age, including requiring placement of children on their backs for sleeping, discussing the policy with the child's parent or legal guardian, and establishing notice and annual training requirements. Requires child care facilities to report to the Department of Human Services the death of a child less than a year of age in such a facility. (HB684 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OSHIRO, SAY |
HHS, JUD |
SB522 |
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HB687
Health Insurance Coverage; Dependent Children; Preexisting Conditions
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Adopts provisions from the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the extension of dependent coverage and the prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions. Takes effect upon the repeal of the federal act. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
FUKUMOTO, BELATTI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB692
Case Management Services; Reimbursements; Medicaid
RELATING TO CASE MANAGERS.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to negotiate reimbursement rate for case managers providing services to Medicaid patients. Specifies the percentage by which these reimbursement rates are to be increased. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO, AQUINO, CULLEN, DECOITE, MORIKAWA, THIELEN, LoPresti, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB693 HD1 SD1
Youth; Prevention, Intervention, and Group and Individual Counseling; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PROGRAMS FOR HIGH RISK YOUTH.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the operational costs of an organization providing prevention, intervention, and group and individual counseling for high risk youth. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO |
HMS, WAM |
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HB694
Community-Based Care Homes or Facilities; Community Care Foster Family Homes; Department of Health; Licensing; Fees
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Sets time limit for the grant or denial of an application for an initial or renewed certificate of approval to operate a community care foster family home or any community-based care home or facility licensed or certified under the Department of Health. Authorizes an application fee and sets fee amounts. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO, THIELEN, Aquino, Cachola, Cullen, DeCoite, Evans, LoPresti, Morikawa, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB695
Home and Community-based Case Management Agency; Report
RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
Requires each licensed home and community-based case management agency to report to the Department on all referrals that were made by the agency, and to note in its report if any referral fee was paid to the agency, and the amount received for the referral. Requires the Department of Health to annually publish and revise a list of all licensed home and community-based case management agencies, including all information regarding referrals made to the agency and the amount paid to the agency for the referral, if any. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN |
HHS, FIN |
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HB696 SD1
Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene; Dentists; Dental Hygienists; Dental Assistants; Scope of Practice
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Part I: changes the name of the board of dental examiners to the board of dentistry and dental hygiene; beginning on 7/1/2018, changes the board composition by increasing dental hygienist representation and ensuring Oahu and neighbor island representation among dental hygienist members. Part II: clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices requirements for dental assistants; clarifies that rules shall not infringe upon, overlap with, or conflict with the duties and scope of practice for licensed professionals; and prohibits persons from employing, directing, or ordering a dental assistant or other person to perform services or procedures within the scope of practice of dental hygiene. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MIZUNO, AQUINO, BELATTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CULLEN, EVANS, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, OSHIRO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TODD, WOODSON, DeCoite |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB697
Family Courts; Child Custody and Visitation; Domestic Violence; Child Abuse
RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS.
In child custody and visitation proceedings involving an allegation or history of family violence: (1) requires family courts to first hold an evidentiary hearing on the issue of family violence; (2) requires child custody evaluators to have qualifications relevant to the subject of family violence; and (3) if the proceeding does not involve mental health issues, prohibits disqualification of a person for appointment as a child custody evaluator solely because the person does not hold a degree relating to mental health. Prohibits use of a parent's good faith allegation of family violence as a factor that weighs against the parent in determining child custody or visitation. Requires family court judges and professional personnel to complete ongoing training in the latest best practices and research in domestic violence advocacy. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, JUD |
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HB699
Housing First; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates funds to the department of human services to continue to administer the housing first program, and to expand the housing first program outside of Oahu, for chronically homeless individuals. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB700
Homeless Shelters; Requirements; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Defines emergency shelter to mean a homeless facility designed to provide temporary shelter and services for up to six months. Allows homeless shelter stipends to be adjusted at the end of each year based upon achievement of performance measures. Requires homeless shelters to have no fewer than one shower, one sink, and one toilet per twenty-five residents and the minimum area of each partitioned space to be determined by the number of residents and capacity of the shelter. Establishes that the storage space at a homeless shelter shall be determined by each shelter's space availability. Removes DHS's authority to require shelters to comply with additional requirements. Establishes and funds 2.0 FTE positions to assist in the implementation of the homeless shelter program. Appropriates funds for homeless shelters and other non-recurring costs. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB709
Health Care Coordination; Public-private Partnership; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE COORDINATION.
Appropriates $1,500,000 for the public-private partnership established for administrative purposes to implement a model of health care delivery in Maui county that addresses coordination of care in a seamless, efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective manner. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI |
HHS, FIN |
SB277 |
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HB717 HD1
Notaries Public; Limited Purpose Driver's License
RELATING TO NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Prohibits a commissioned notary public from accepting a limited purpose driver's license for verification of identification. (HB717 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC. |
SOUKI |
CPH, JDC |
SB332 |
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HB749 HD2
Solid Waste; Waste-to-Energy
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.
Requires the Department of Health and the counties to consider waste-to-energy as part of their solid waste management practices and processing methods in implementing the Hawaii Integrated Solid Waste Management Act. (HB749 HD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to EEP, HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
EEP, HHS, FIN |
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HB767 HD1
Clinical Psychologists; Prescriptive Authority Privilege
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Authorizes and establishes procedures and criteria for prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2021. (HB767 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI, BELATTI, EVANS, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, WOODSON |
HHS, FIN |
SB384 |
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HB772 HD1
Homelessness; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services, Department of Health, and Department of Transportation to support homelessness outreach, mitigation, and prevention efforts in the State. (HB772 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
GATES, AQUINO, BROWER, Quinlan, San Buenaventura |
HHS/HSG, FIN |
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HB773 HD2
Industrial Hemp; Pilot Program
RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
Makes modifications to the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program by permitting submission of a license application at any time during the year in which the applicant plans to grow industrial hemp, amending physical facility requirements, and repealing the requirement for a movement permit to transport plants or plant material. (HB773 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to AEN, JDC. |
GATES, CREAGAN, C. LEE, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, DeCoite, Holt, Quinlan |
AEN, JDC |
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HB779
Vaccination; Immunization; Exemptions; Health
RELATING TO VACCINES.
Exempts from vaccination, revaccination, or immunization requirements of the Department of Health, any person who objects in writing to the requirements due to the person's philosophical beliefs. Replaces the Director of Health's discretion to overcome an individual's objection because of an epidemic with authority to order unvaccinated individuals to self-quarantine at home. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
CREAGAN, OSHIRO, TUPOLA, Ichiyama |
HHS, JUD |
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HB782
Kona Community Hospital; Cardiac Care; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Appropriates funds to improve the health care services related to cardiac care at Kona community hospital, including the construction of a hybrid catheterization lab and operating room and funding of cardiology staff positions to alleviate the lack of care. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
CREAGAN, EVANS, C. LEE, LOWEN, SAIKI, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, Quinlan, San Buenaventura, Todd, Tupola |
HHS, FIN |
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HB783 HD1 SD1
Agricultural Theft and Vandalism Pilot Project; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the department of agriculture to establish a two-year agricultural theft and vandalism pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the county of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to AEN/PSM, JDC/WAM. |
CREAGAN, EVANS, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, THIELEN, TODD, YAMASHITA, DeCoite, Gates |
AEN/PSM, JDC/WAM |
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HB796 HD1
Assault of Utility Worker; Felony
RELATING TO THE ASSAULT OF A UTILITY WORKER.
Establishes a class C felony for an assault against a utility worker that causes serious or substantial bodily injury or an assault against a utility worker with a dangerous instrument that causes bodily injury. (HB796 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
C. LEE, BROWER, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI |
JDC |
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HB797
Pharmacies; Controlled Substances; Prescriptions
RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.
Authorizes pharmacies to dispense controlled substances, other than Schedule II substances, without an authorization to refill a prescription under limited conditions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
C. LEE |
HHS, CPC |
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HB800
Conversion Therapy; Sexual Orientation; Minors
RELATING TO MINORS.
Prohibits persons licensed to provide professional counseling from engaging in, attempting to engage in, or advertising sexual orientation change efforts on persons under eighteen years of age. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
C. LEE |
HHS, CPC, JUD |
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HB801 HD1 SD1
Child Support; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.
Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services (DHS) for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving the public assistance. Requires DHS to disregard passed through child support payments when determining the needs of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 1/1/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
C. LEE |
HMS, WAM |
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HB810 HD1 SD1
Collective Bargaining; Impasse; Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Allows collective bargaining parties to resolve impasses related to contribution disputes through binding arbitration. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
JOHANSON, HOLT |
JDL, WAM |
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HB814 HD2
Online Privacy; Employees; Students
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.
Adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees and students from employers and educational institutions, respectively. (HB814 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC. |
LOPRESTI, QUINLAN, TODD, Gates, Holt, Nakamura |
CPH, JDC |
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HB833
Healthcare; Licensing
RELATING TO LICENSING.
Requires adult family boarding homes and private homes that provide healthcare to the elderly or disabled to be licensed by the Department of Health. Establishes fines for operating an adult residential care home, adult family boarding home or private home that provides healthcare to elderly or disabled individuals who are unrelated to the caregiver family by blood, marriage, or adoption, or hospice home without a license. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, CULLEN, EVANS, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, THIELEN, DeCoite, San Buenaventura |
HHS, JUD |
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HB834
Department of Health; Diabetes; Unified Action Plan
RELATING TO A DIABETES ACTION PLAN.
Requires DOH, in collaboration with DHS and DHRD, to develop a single, unified action plan to reduce the incidence of diabetes in the State and report to the legislature biennially on plan revisions, recommendations for legislative action, and updated information on areas of need, costs, and resources required for continued implementation of the plan. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MORIKAWA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, ING, KOBAYASHI, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, ONISHI, OSHIRO, SOUKI, TODD |
HHS, FIN |
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HB836 HD1
Marijuana; Interisland Transportation
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Authorizes the interisland transportation of marijuana by medicinal marijuana patients and primary caregivers. Requires Departments of Health and Transportation to adopt rules according to chapter 91 regarding interisland transportation of marijuana. (HB836 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, EVANS, MCKELVEY, OSHIRO |
HHS, TRN, FIN |
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HB837
Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Makes an appropriation for one advanced life support ambulance to be based in Puna on the island of Hawaii and to be used from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and to include a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, EVANS, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB842
Pesticides; Buffer Zones; Schools
RELATING TO THE HEALTH IMPACT OF PESTICIDES.
Establishes buffer zones around schools that restrict pesticide use by any entity or person. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to AGR, HHS, EDN, referral sheet 1 |
GATES, EVANS, C. LEE, Todd |
AGR, HHS, EDN |
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HB843 HD1
Dental Health; Medicaid; Adult Dental Benefits; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to restore basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees. Requires the Department of Human Services to obtain the maximum federal matching funds available for the expenditure. (HB843 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
GATES, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO, Todd |
HHS, FIN |
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HB844 HD1 SD1
Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program; At-Risk Youth; Coordinator Position; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO YOUTH.
Requires the Office of Youth Services to coordinate a two-year Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program in partnership with private organizations to coordinate a network that youth can access for safety and where youth can obtain advice, guidance, programs, and services. Establishes a Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program Coordinator position. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
GATES, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, HAR, HOLT, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, OSHIRO, TODD, WOODSON, Johanson, Quinlan, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB848 HD2 SD2
University of Hawaii; Microgrid; Microgrid Plan
RELATING TO ENERGY MODERNIZATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.
Requires UH to develop a microgrid plan for one demonstration project at any property on Oahu owned, leased, or controlled by UH. Authorizes UH to select the location for the project. Requires UH to collaborate with the local electric utility. Requires quarterly status reports to the legislature. Requires UH to submit the microgrid plan to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2019. Defines "microgrid". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
WOODSON, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, HAR, HASHEM, ING, KONG, C. LEE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OHNO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
HRE/TRE, CPH/WAM |
SB143 |
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HB856
Sexual Abuse; Sexual Assault; Comprehensive Sex Education
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes additional mandatory elements to Hawaii's existing sexuality health education law to include general knowledge about sexual abuse and sexual assault, and the prevention, identification, safety resources, and health resources for victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
ING |
HHS, JUD |
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HB860 HD1
Action for Quiet Title; Kuleana Land
RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR QUIET TITLE.
Provides that where a quiet title action involves kuleana land, at the request of a defendant or defendants, the court shall order mandatory mediation or consolidation of separate actions, respectively; defendant's access to the land for native Hawaiian cultural and traditional practices shall not be extinguished or alienated; and plaintiff shall not recover cost, expenses, or attorney's fees. (HB860 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
ING, KEOHOKALOLE, SAIKI, SOUKI |
JDC |
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HB865 HD2
OHA; Collective Bargaining; Civil Service
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Makes Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) employees subject to civil service and collective bargaining rights. Gives OHA voting rights as a public employer. (HB865 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to HWN/LBR, WAM. |
ING, NAKASHIMA |
HWN/LBR, WAM |
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HB874 HD1
Housing; Mental Illness; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Special Fund
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires use of an unspecified percentage of funds in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Special Fund to provide housing for residents who qualify for Social Security disability benefits and are diagnosed with a life-long serious mental illness. (HB874 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
EVANS, BROWER, CACHOLA, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TODD, Nakashima, Onishi, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB884 HD1 SD2
School Impact Fees; Exemption
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
Exempts affordable housing units, additions to existing dwelling units, accessory dwelling units, ohana dwelling units, and affordable housing projects developed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority from school impact fee requirements. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
CACHOLA, BROWER, EVANS, ITO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SAY, TUPOLA, San Buenaventura |
EDU/HOU, WAM |
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HB885
Liability; Preauthorization; Health Insurance
RELATING TO DELAY IN PRIOR APPROVAL FOR MEDICAL SERVICES.
Prohibits health insurance preauthorization requirements that cause undue delay in receipt of medical treatment or services. Specifies that insurers, but not health care providers, are liable for civil damages caused by undue delays for preauthorization. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
CACHOLA, BROWER, EVANS, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SOUKI |
HHS, CPC, JUD, FIN |
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HB887 HD1
Other Post-Employment Benefits; Unfunded Liability; EUTF
RELATING TO UNFUNDED LIABILITIES.
Establishes the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund within the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to help subsidize the costs of providing health and other benefit plans for active employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. Caps employer contributions to the OPEB trust fund, which are made to prefund the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of the EUTF, when the separate accounts for each public employer within the OPEB trust fund have a combined balance of at least $2,000,000,000. If OPEB trust fund balance is at least $2,000,000,000 then public employer annual contributions of $300,000,000 shall be paid to the Employees' Retirement System to pay down ERS unfunded liabilities. Provides for the use of a portion of transient accommodations tax revenues to supplement deficient county public employer contribution amounts. (HB887 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to LBR, WAM. |
CACHOLA, CULLEN, EVANS, ITO, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, SAIKI, SAY, SOUKI, TUPOLA |
LBR, WAM |
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HB888 HD1
Public Officers and Employees; Health Benefits; Legislative Reference Bureau; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ADDRESSING THE HEALTH UNFUNDED LIABILITY.
Requires the LRB to study the feasibility of providing health benefits to state and county employees using a self-insured model. Makes an appropriation. (HB888 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to LBR/CPH, WAM. |
CACHOLA, BELATTI, CULLEN, EVANS, ITO, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, SAIKI, SAY, SOUKI, TUPOLA |
LBR/CPH, WAM |
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HB889 HD1 SD2
Pesticides; Pesticide Use Revolving Fund
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Increases the cap on the pesticide use revolving fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
DECOITE, CREAGAN, EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, TAKAYAMA, YAMANE |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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HB904 HD1 SD1
Invasive Species; Mitigation and Eradication; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Establishes the invasive species rapid response special fund within DLNR. Establishes procedures for emergency declarations and expenditures. Appropriates moneys into the special fund. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, SAY |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
SB636 |
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HB907
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Personal Injury Protection Benefits; Acupuncture Treatments
RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.
Increases, to an unspecified amount, the authorized benefit for acupuncture treatments allowed under personal injury protection benefits provided through motor vehicle insurance. Automatically increases the amount by an unspecified percentage on an annual basis. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, OHNO |
HHS, CPC |
SB1046 |
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HB909 HD2 SD1
University of Hawaii; Research; Center for Commercialization; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Establishes a Center for Commercialization at the University of Hawaii to commercially use intellectual property generated from research at the University for the benefit of the State and its residents. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
KEOHOKALOLE, CACHOLA, HASHEM, SAY, YAMASHITA |
HRE/ETT, WAM |
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HB913 HD2 SD1
Cancer; Firefighters; Service Connected Disability; Medical Coverage
RELATING TO MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
Improves access for firefighters to comprehensive medical coverage and service-connected disability retirement benefits upon diagnosis with or death from cancer that is presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH/PSM, LBR/WAM. |
BELATTI, BROWER, EVANS, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, Yamashita |
CPH/PSM, LBR/WAM |
SB383 |
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HB914 HD2
Health Insurance; Network Access and Adequacy
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Requires a health carrier with a network plan to maintain a network that provides sufficient practitioners and services to meet the needs of the enrollees or members. (HB914 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, BROWER, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
SB387 |
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HB915
Emergency Health Care; Air Ambulance Units; Balance Billing
RELATING TO AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
Requires health care facilities to first request transport services from an air ambulance that is contracted with the patient's health carrier when transferring a patient to another health care facility via air ambulance. Requires notification if a non-contracted air ambulance service is utilized. Establishes a procedure for dispute resolutions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, BROWER, EVANS, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, YAMASHITA |
HHS, CPC/JUD, FIN |
SB1076 |
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HB917 HD1 SD1
Mutual Benefit Societies; Minimum Net Worth; Requirements
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Clarifies that a mutual benefit society shall maintain a minimum net worth calculated based on gross annual premium revenues and gross annual health care expenditures and operating expenses. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
BELATTI, BROWER, EVANS, ING, JOHANSON, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI |
CPH |
SB1077 |
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HB918 HD1 SD1
Early Intervention; Department of Health; Web-based Data System; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION.
Appropriates funds for the procurement and maintenance of and training for a web-based data system in the Department of Health's Early Intervention Section. Effective 7/1/2090. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
BELATTI, BROWER, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, Evans, Kobayashi, Takumi, Yamashita |
HHS, FIN |
SB405 |
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HB919
Native Hawaiians; Reintegration Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.
Directs the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Judiciary, to create and maintain a directory of reintegration programs and services for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals with an emphasis on culturally based programs and services for Native Hawaiians. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/PBS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, BROWER, EVANS, ING, JOHANSON, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA |
HHS/PBS, FIN |
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HB922
Medical Marijuana; Physicians; Misconduct; Discipline
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Requires DCCA to submit annual report regarding physician discipline related to medical marijuana certifications. Requires DOH to submit monthly report on medical marijuana certifications. Requires Hawaii medical board to investigate potential misconduct regarding medical marijuana, take appropriate disciplinary action, and submit annual report. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
OSHIRO |
HHS, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB929
Comprehensive Sexuality Health Education
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Adds specific requirements to Hawaii's existing sexuality health education law. Requires the BOE and DOE to collaborate to provide curricula information to the public. Requires students to be excused from the provided instruction upon written request by a parent or guardian. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, EDN, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
MIZUNO, EVANS, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SOUKI, Creagan |
HHS, EDN, JUD |
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HB930 SD2
Erin's Law Task Force; Education; Sexual Abuse; Sex Trafficking; Prevention; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, and report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MIZUNO, CREAGAN, EVANS, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SOUKI |
EDU, WAM/JDL |
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HB936 SD1
Charter Schools; Teacher Incentives; Teacher Bonuses; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TEACHER INCENTIVES.
Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds. Requires, beginning with fiscal year 2018-2019, that such bonuses be separate line items in the budget. Appropriates funds for teacher bonuses for hard-to-fill placement incentives and National Board certified teacher incentives for charter school teachers. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKUMI, OHNO |
EDU, WAM |
SB199 |
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HB943 SD2
Kapolei Jobs Initiative Pilot Program; Qualified Business; Income Tax Credit; Unemployment Tax Credit
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes a Kapolei jobs initiative pilot program that offers incentives to increase the number of businesses willing to establish themselves or open a new location in the Kapolei region. Establishes a tax credit, until 12/31/2022, as part of the Kapolei jobs initiative pilot program. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
CULLEN, AQUINO, LOPRESTI, SAY, YAMANE |
JDL, WAM/ETT |
sb1192 |
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HB946 HD1 SD1
High Occupancy Vehicle Lane; Violations; Penalties; Fine
RELATING TO HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.
Specifies that an unauthorized person who drives in a high occupancy vehicle lane shall be subject to a $150 fine. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to TRE, JDC. |
FUKUMOTO, AQUINO, NISHIMOTO |
TRE, JDC |
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HB954 HD1
Jury Duty; Exemptions; Emergency Management
RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM JURY DUTY.
Exempts active members of the Hawaii emergency management agency and county emergency management agencies from jury duty. (HB954 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to PSM, JDC. |
TOKIOKA, CREAGAN, ITO, KONG, OSHIRO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, YAMASHITA, Brower |
PSM, JDC |
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HB955
Health Care Providers; Auxiliary Aids and Services; Communication Disability
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Creates penalty for health care providers who fail to provide auxiliary aids or services to patients with a communication disability. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
TOKIOKA, BROWER, CREAGAN, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KONG, OSHIRO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, YAMASHITA |
HHS, JUD |
SB1157 |
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HB965
Prepaid Health Care; Definitions; Regular Employee
RELATING TO PREPAID HEALTHCARE.
Extends Hawaii's prepaid health care law to cover qualified independent contractors. Includes criteria to be used in determining whether a person is classified as a qualified independent contractor. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to CPC/HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
TUPOLA (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPC/HHS, JUD |
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HB971
Homelessness, Infrastructure Exceptions
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Creates exceptions to the state building code and other existing infrastructure requirements for homeless settlements. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/HSG, WAL, referral sheet 2 |
WARD, FUKUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, OSHIRO, SAY, Brower, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
HHS/HSG, WAL |
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HB983 HD1
Child Custody; Grandparent Visitation
RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.
Amends the guidelines for the court to consider in awarding reasonable visitation rights to a grandparent or the grandparents of a minor child. Clarifies procedures for an order awarding reasonable visitation rights to grandparents and that a violation of the terms and conditions of such an order is subject to sanctions or contempt of court. (HB983 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD |
SB422 |
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HB985
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Tax Revenues; Mental Health
RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Specifies that ten per cent of tax revenues collected from medical marijuana dispensaries shall be allocated to the mental health and substance abuse special fund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB325 |
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HB995 HD1
Hale Makua Health Services; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to allow Hale Makua Health Services to admit more wait-listed patients from Maui Memorial Medical Center. (HB995 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1006 HD1 SD2
University of Hawaii; Hawaii Ant Lab; Little Fire Ant; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii ant lab for personnel and equipment to support mitigation of the little fire ant. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, ING, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TODD |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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HB1008
DHS; DOH; Qualified Mental Health Care Professionals; Occupational Therapists
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires DHS and DOH to deem occupational therapists as qualified mental health care professionals. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, IAC/CPC, referral sheet 1 |
HASHEM, BELATTI, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY |
HHS, IAC/CPC |
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HB1010
Employment; Discriminatory Practice; Medical Marijuana
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Makes it unlawful for any employer to suspend, discharge, or discriminate against any of the employer's employees based on the individual's status as a registered qualifying patient under the Medical Use of Marijuana Law or an employee's positive drug test for marijuana components or metabolites if the employee is a registered qualifying patient under certain conditions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to LAB, HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
HASHEM, BELATTI |
LAB, HHS, JUD |
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HB1025 HD2
Income Withholding for Child Support
RELATING TO INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR CHILD SUPPORT.
Imposes a fine against any employer who fails to comply with income withholding requirements applicable to child and spousal support, or discharges, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against a person because the person is subject to income withholding requirements. (HB1025 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to LBR, WAM. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBR, WAM |
SB891 |
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HB1081 HD2 SD1
Citations; Beauty Culture Violations; Fines; Licensees; Permittees
RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR BEAUTY CULTURE VIOLATIONS.
Authorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of beauty culture laws by licensees and permittees. Sets forth a process for licensees and permittees to contest the citation and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC/WAM. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPH, JDC/WAM |
SB947 |
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HB1088
Health Care Provider; Accident and Health or Sickness Insurance; Insolvency; Continuation of Benefits; Limited Benefit Plan; Short-Term Health Insurance; Preexisting Condition; Disclaimer; Affordable Care Act; General Readability Requirements; Flesch Reading Ease Test; Perceived Gender Identity; Life and Disability Insurance Guaranty Association; Member Insurer
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Updates Hawaii Revised Statutes title 24 by: requiring health care providers to continue providing services during a health insurer insolvency; moving the short-term health insurance preexisting disclosure requirement from section 431:10-104(5) to chapter 431, article 10A; amending the definition of "perceived gender identity" to correct a technical drafting error; including health insurers as part of the guaranty association; and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and consistency. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
SB954 |
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HB1096
Hospital Sustainability Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.
Continues the Hospital Sustainability Program for two years. Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB962 |
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HB1097
Nursing Facility Sustainability Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.
Continues the nursing facility sustainability program for one additional year. Appropriates funds out of the nursing facility sustainability program special fund for fiscal year 2017-2018. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB963 |
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HB1104
Medical Marijuana Dispensary System; Civil Service Exemptions
RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTION FOR THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY PROGRAM.
Extends exemption from civil service for medical marijuana dispensary program staff in the Department of Health hired after July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2020. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/LAB, FIN |
SB970 |
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HB1105
Emergency Medical Services Special Fund, Appropriation. ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Repeals the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund and deposits moneys from the fund's revenue sources into the general fund, and appropriates an equivalent amount of general funds for the Department of Health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB971 |
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HB1106
Licensing; Practice of American Sign Language English Interpreting; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LICENSING OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS.
Requires an American Sign Language interpreter to be licensed to work in Hawaii. Appropriates funds to implement the American Sign Language English Interpreter Licensing Program. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB972 |
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HB1107
Regulation of Interpreter Referral Agencies
RELATING TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER REFERRAL AGENCIES.
Regulates Interpreter Referral Agencies by requiring registration with the State of Hawaii. Includes sections about agency responsibilities, consumer rights, protections for those harmed by using an interpreter referral agency to obtain an interpreter. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
SB973 |
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HB1108 HD1
Persons with a Disability; Parking Meters; Exemption
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Limits the exemption from parking meter fees to drivers with a disability who are unable to operate a parking meter because of the driver's disability and who display a distinguishing parking permit or decal that so indicates. Clarifies time limits applicable to the exemption. (HB1108 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, TRN, FIN |
SB974 |
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HB1109 HD1
Disabled Persons Parking; Permit Confiscation
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Clarifies the authority of law enforcement officers or commissioned volunteer enforcement officers to confiscate disability parking permits that are used unlawfully. Specifies that the sale or purchase of a disability parking permit is a misdemeanor. (HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD |
SB975 |
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HB1110 HD1
Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act; Tier II Fee Increase
RELATING TO TIER II FILING FEES FOR REPORTING OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
Changes the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, Tier II filing fee from $100 to $200 to provide needed preparedness resources to Local Area Planning Committees. (HB1110 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, PBS, FIN |
SB976 |
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HB1111
Hawaii Health Authority; Repeal.
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH AUTHORITY.
Abolishes the Hawaii Health Authority. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB977 |
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HB1118
Workers' Compensation; Physician
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION PHYSICIAN.
Amends the definition of "physician" in workers' compensation law to include advanced practice registered nurses. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to LAB/HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB/HHS, CPC |
SB984 |
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HB1131
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include emergency scheduling as required under section 329-11 incorporating amendments made to the federal Controlled Substance Act. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD |
SB997 |
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HB1132 HD1
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Updates The State Uniform Controlled Substance Act consistent with federal law to authorize the prescription of drugs including buprenorphine and naloxone for detoxification treatment and maintenance treatment. Deposits fines for violation of the Act into the Controlled Substance Registration Revolving Fund. (HB1132 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
SB998 |
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HB1134
Crime Victim Compensation for Mental Health Services
RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Authorizes crime victim compensation for mental health services for survivors in cases involving a death and for children who witness domestic violence. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
SB1000 |
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HB1142
Criminal Trespass; State Department of Transportation Lands; State Highways
RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS.
Adds the offense of criminal trespass onto State Department of Transportation lands to the penal code. |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to TRE, JDC. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRE, JDC |
SB1008 |
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HB1164
Electronic Prescription Accountability System
RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
Enhances the electronic prescription accountability system to inform prescribers of their prescription habits compared to their peers. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
MATSUMOTO, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, HAR, DeCoite, Todd |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1171
Homelessness; Homeless Shelters; Minimum Standards; Stipend Payments; Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016; Provisions; Repealed.
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Repeals provisions of Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, pertaining to minimum standards for homeless shelters and homeless shelter stipend payments. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
HAR, CREAGAN, CULLEN, GATES, ITO, KONG, ONISHI, OSHIRO, SAY |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1172 HD2 SD1
Fireworks; Property Owner Liability; Arrests; Probable Cause
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Establishes property owner liability for illegal aerial devices possessed or set off on their property by others. Allows probable cause for fireworks offenses to be established from statements from witnesses and photographs, video, and other recordings authenticated by witnesses. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to PSM, JDC. |
HAR, CREAGAN, CULLEN, ITO, ONISHI, OSHIRO, SAY |
PSM, JDC |
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HB1174
Cottage Foods; Home Kitchen Based Businesses; Exemptions
RELATING TO COTTAGE FOODS.
Provides an exemption from Department of Health rules to certain cottage food products sold directly to consumers under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules no later than December 31, 2017. Effective January 1, 2018. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to EDB, HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
MATSUMOTO, WOODSON, Fukumoto |
EDB, HHS, CPC |
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HB1181 HD2 SD1
Workers' Compensation; Prescription Drugs; Opioids; Informed Consent; Reimbursement; Limitation
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRESCRIPTION DRUG REIMBURSEMENT.
Requires an opioid therapy informed consent process agreement to be executed between an injured employee and any prescriber of opioids under certain conditions. Requires the harm reduction services branch of the department of health to develop and make available a template of an opioid therapy informed consent process agreement and advise the department of labor and industrial relations on the contents of the agreement. Restricts the provision of physician-dispensed prescription drugs to an unspecified time following injury. Specifies that the reimbursement rate for prescription drugs in the workers' compensation system shall be one hundred and one percent of the average wholesale price. Restricts the provision of physician-dispensed prescription drugs to a specified time following injury. Specifies that reimbursements for any schedule II drug under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act prescribed by a physician shall be limited to an initial seven-day supply. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, LBR/WAM. |
JOHANSON, HOLT, QUINLAN, SAIKI |
CPH, LBR/WAM |
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HB1184 HD1
Aeronautics; Administrative Rules; Penalties ($)
RELATING TO AERONAUTICS.
Replaces criminal penalties for certain airport offenses addressed in Chapter 261, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or in certain administrative rules or orders issued pursuant thereto, with a civil penalty. (HB1184 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC/TRE. |
MCKELVEY |
JDC/TRE |
SB1163 |
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HB1195 HD1 SD1
Homelessness; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Department of Human Services, including the Office of Youth Services, to provide homeless outreach services and rental subsidies to reduce and prevent homelessness. Takes effect on 7/1/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MORIKAWA, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON |
HHS, FIN |
sb1214 |
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HB1196 HD1
Housing; Homelessness; Housing First; Rapid Rehousing; State Rent Supplement Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the Housing First Program and the Rapid Re-housing Program. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the State Rent Supplement Program. (HB1196 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HSG/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
MORIKAWA, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, Onishi |
HSG/HHS, FIN |
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HB1205
Shooting Range Protection
RELATING TO SHOOTING RANGE PROTECTION.
Provides protections against burdensome retroactive regulation and lawsuits; prevents frivolous claims against shooting range operators and individuals engaging in target shooting. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to IAC/HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
MCDERMOTT |
IAC/HHS, JUD |
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HB1209
Sugar-sweetened Beverages; Warning Label; Requirements
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Beginning January 1, 2018, requires all sugar-sweetened beverages to contain a warning label. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1210
Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention; Sugar-sweetened Beverages Fee; Hawaii Interagency Obesity Prevention Council; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO OBESITY PREVENTION.
Establishes a fee on sugar-sweetened beverages. Establishes an obesity and chronic disease prevention special fund, Hawaii obesity and chronic disease prevention trust fund, and Hawaii interagency obesity prevention council to support obesity prevention programs. Appropriates funds to the obesity and chronic disease prevention special fund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1226
Emergency Medical Services; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; Appropriation
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to the department of health for the purchase of one twenty-four-hour, seven-days-a-week, ambulance unit for the county of Kauai and one twenty-four-hour, seven-days-a-week, ambulance unit for the county of Hawaii and operational costs for both units. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1227
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Medicaid
RELATING TO MEDICAID PROVIDERS.
Authorizes health care providers under the state medicaid program to ask about supplemental nutrition assistance program (food stamp) participation on medicaid certification and re-certification forms. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MORIKAWA, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TODD, TOKIOKA, WOODSON |
HHS, FIN |
SB28 |
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HB1229 HD1 SD1
Procurement; Subcontractor Listing
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires public procurement construction bids to list subcontractors and joint contractors only for contracts with an unspecified total value; provided that bids lacking this list may be accepted if in the State's best interest and the value of the work to be performed by the joint contractor or subcontractor is equal to or less than an unspecified per cent of the total bid amount. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MCKELVEY |
GVO, JDL/WAM |
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HB1240 HD2 SD1
Homelessness; DHS; Coordinated Statewide Homeless Initiative; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the coordinated statewide homeless initiative, subject to certain conditions. Takes effect 7/1/2030. (SD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HSG/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
BROWER, AQUINO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, ONISHI, SAY, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON |
HMS/HOU, WAM |
SB1107 |
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HB1245 HD2 SD2
Sunset Memorial Park; Repairs; Maintenance; Cemetery; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
RELATING TO CEMETERIES.
Limits liability for persons maintaining or repairing cemetery grounds. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop strategies for repair and maintenance of Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City, Oahu. Requires report to Legislature. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD2) |
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1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
TAKAYAMA, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCDERMOTT, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TAKUMI, WARD, Belatti, DeCoite, Evans, Kobayashi, Todd |
CPH, JDL/WAM |
SB1113 |
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HB1255
Department of Education; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Health and Physical Education Curricula
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to develop a program to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction to students as part of the high school health or physical education curriculum. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAIKI |
HHS, EDN, FIN |
sb193 |
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HB1262 HD2 SD1
Charter Tour Operators; Client Trust Accounts; Federally Insured Financial Institutions
RELATING TO CHARTER TOUR OPERATORS.
Permits charter tour operators to deposit sums subject to section 468L-23, HRS, in a trust account maintained in a federally insured financial institution serving as the depository bank for a public charter program subject to federal regulations. Permits charter tour operators to maintain client trust accounts in a federally insured financial institution located out of the State, if certain conditions are met. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
OHNO |
CPH |
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HB1270 HD1
BLNR; Agricultural Land; Acquisition; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION.
Requires BLNR to enter into negotiations to acquire the property identified as Tax Map Key: (3) 6-8-001:030 Kamuela, Hawaii. Appropriation. (HB1270 HD1) |
(S)
1/23/2018- The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 01-26-18 2:45PM in conference room 224. |
EVANS, CREAGAN |
WTL, WAM |
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HB1271
Private Child Day Care Center; Pesticides
RELATING TO PRIVATE CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS.
Enacts safeguards regarding the use of pesticides at private child day care centers. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, EEP, referral sheet 1 |
EVANS, BELATTI, CREAGAN, DECOITE, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD |
HHS, EEP |
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HB1272 HD1 SD1
Medicaid; Telehealth; Psychiatric Services
RELATING TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIC CARE FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS.
Specifies that coverage for telehealth under the State's medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs includes psychiatric services delivered via telehealth through a behavioral health care manager who is present in a primary health care provider's office. Takes effect 7/1/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
EVANS, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, MCDERMOTT, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SOUKI, TODD, YAMANE |
HHS, FIN |
SB1155 |
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HB1281 HD1 SD1
Homeless Employment Pilot Program; Homelessness; Study; Auditor; Medicaid; Housing Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Part I: Establishes a three-year Homeless Employment Pilot Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Session on implementing the program. Appropriates funds to establish the pilot program. Part II: Requires the auditor to conduct a study to assess the impact of using medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment for homelessness. Requires the auditor to submit a report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Part III: Requires the department of human services, in collaboration with the department of health, to review the progress of the Hawaii pathways project pilot and continue to pursue efforts to utilize medicaid to provide supportive housing services for chronically homeless individuals. Provides considerations for the department in planning for the expansion of supportive housing services provided through medicaid managed care plans. Requires the department to report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 7/1/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to HMS, LBR/WAM. |
C. LEE, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA |
HMS, LBR/WAM |
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HB1287 HD1
Department of Human Services; Penalties
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Provides that any person violating the child care provisions of Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be guilty of a class C felony. Increases the fines related to the violations. (HB1287 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
BELATTI, JOHANSON, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, SAY |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1288
Certified Professional Midwives; Licensure
RELATING TO LICENSURE OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES.
Establishes licensure requirements for the practice of midwifery. Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules regulating the practice of midwifery. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, BROWER, EVANS, JOHANSON, KOBAYASHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1289
Health Insurance; Prescription Drugs; Step Therapy Protocol
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Establishes requirements for step therapy protocols to ensure patient access to the particular prescription drugs prescribed by health care providers. Establishes insurance coverage requirements and standards for appeal of coverage determinations. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
BELATTI, MORIKAWA |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1299 HD1 SD1
Prescription Drugs; Pharmacy; Customized Patient Medication Packages
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes a pharmacy to provide a customized patient medication package to any patient of an institutional facility or any member of the general public, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2070. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
MIZUNO, EVANS, SOUKI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1301 HD2
Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Invasive Species; Introduction; Liability
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Provides that a person or entity that is determined by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to have introduced an invasive species into the State may be strictly liable for all or part of the expenses to eradicate the invasive species from the State. (HB1301 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to AEN, JDC/WAM. |
DECOITE, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, TOKIOKA, Creagan, Evans, Gates, Yamashita |
AEN, JDC/WAM |
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HB1313
Ambulance Unit for Honolulu Emergency Medical Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for the purchase and operational costs of one ambulance unit for the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services division of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Services for use in Ewa Beach. Appropriates additional funds for rent and other associated costs for an emergency medical services station in Ewa Beach. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
LOPRESTI, AQUINO, CULLEN, HAR, YAMANE |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1316
Controlled Substances Act; Prescriptions; Detoxification Treatment; Maintenance Treatment; Buprenorphine
RELATING TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Amends Hawaii's controlled substances act to mirror federal regulations, which permit qualified practitioners to administer, dispense, and prescribe any schedule III, IV, or V narcotic drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a detoxification treatment or maintenance treatment; provided the practitioner complies with specific federal requirements. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
TOKIOKA |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1322 HD2 SD1
Procurement Code; Construction; Federal Requirements; Analysis ($)
RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Requires the State Procurement Office, in conjunction with DOE, UH, DOT, and DAGS, to conduct an analysis and review of the Hawaii Public Procurement Code, specifically with regard to the awarding of construction contracts. Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds for the analysis and review. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMASHITA |
WAM |
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HB1327 HD1 SD1
High Technology Development Corporation; Manufacturing Development Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Appropriates funds for the Manufacturing Development Program. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA, FUKUMOTO, HOLT, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIKAWA, SAIKI, YAMASHITA |
ETT, WAM |
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HB1328
Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
Extends the sunset date of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit to January 1, 2024. Provides stability and economic incentive predictability for the film industry. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
NAKASHIMA |
EDB, FIN |
SB1253 |
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HB1329 HD1 SD1
Technology; Application Challenges; Grant; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds for grants to participants in application challenges so that the proof of concepts created during the challenges can be developed into prototypes suitable for local and state government. Requires matching funds. Effective 7/1/2038. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA, BROWER, KEOHOKALOLE, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TODD, YAMASHITA |
ETT, WAM |
SB1126 |
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HB1330 HD1
Common Interest Agricultural Communities
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES.
Establishes common interest agricultural communities. (HB1330 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to AEN/CPH, JDC/WAM. |
NAKASHIMA, CREAGAN, EVANS, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, SAIKI, TODD, DeCoite, Yamashita |
AEN/CPH, JDC/WAM |
SB1177 |
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HB1349
Police Commissions; Police Officers; Department of Public Safety; Public Safety Officers; Bias and Cultural Competency; Persons with Mental Disabilities; Crisis Intervention; Training
RELATING TO TRAINING.
Requires police commissions to establish and police officers to complete training programs on cultural competency and implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. Requires DPS to establish and public safety officers to complete training programs on cultural competency and implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. Requires police commissions to ensure that all full-time police officers receive crisis intervention training related to interaction with persons with mental disabilities. Requires police commissions to establish policies for officer interaction with persons with mental disabilities and homeless persons. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
SB243 |
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HB1356
Mental Health, Illness, Addiction; Emergency Examination; Hospitalization; Referral
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH, ILLNESS AND ADDICTION.
Requires attending medical professionals to refer patients to mental health treatment programs or facilities when they are discharged from emergency examination and hospitalization and determined not to be imminently dangerous to self or others. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1358
Marijuana; Marijuana Concentrate; Personal Use
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Allows the possession and distribution of marijuana or marijuana concentrate for personal use; provided that the amount of marijuana or marijuana concentrate does not exceed one ounce and is used for private, personal, or recreational purposes by persons twenty-one years of age or older. Creates a defense to a marijuana-related offense if the marijuana or marijuana concentrate was for personal use, except for possession by or distribution to a minor. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPC, JUD |
SB169 |
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HB1359 HD2
County Powers; Invasive Species
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Allows each county to enact and enforce ordinances necessary to prevent, investigate, control, or eradicate invasive species identified by the Hawaii invasive species council on any public or private premises within the limits of the county. (HB1359 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to AEN/PSM, JDC/WAM. |
SOUKI, MCKELVEY |
AEN/PSM, JDC/WAM |
SB409 |
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HB1360
Medical Marijuana; Manufactured Marijuana Products; Edibles; Handling; Packaging
RELATING TO MANUFACTURED MARIJUANA PRODUCTS.
Expands the range of manufactured medical marijuana products that may be produced and sold to include certain edible products. Authorizes eight companies to partner with medical marijuana dispensaries to produce manufactured marijuana products, subject to certain conditions. Establishes requirements for manufacturing, handling, and packaging manufactured marijuana products. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI, BELATTI |
HHS, JUD |
SB1149 |
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HB1366
Homeless; Education; Transportation; Service Providers
RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS YOUTH.
Allows service providers to request and authorize transportation to and from school on behalf of homeless children and families. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TUPOLA, CACHOLA, LOPRESTI, WARD, Brower, Creagan, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Har, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Tokioka |
HHS, TRN, FIN |
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HB1367
Homelessness Service Provider Oversight; Effectiveness Reports
RELATED TO HOMELESS PROGRAMS.
Amends the definition of provider agency for homelessness services to include nonprofits that accept funds without a contract. Requires annual reports of providers' effectiveness. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TUPOLA, CACHOLA, WARD, Brower, Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Har, LoPresti, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Tokioka |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1368
Born Alive Infant; Abortion; Penalties.
RELATING TO BORN ALIVE INFANTS.
Ensures the protection and promotion of the health and well-being of all infants born alive the State. Mandates medically appropriate and reasonable life-saving and life-sustaining medical care and treatment to all born alive infants. Provides civil and criminal penalties. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
TUPOLA, Ward |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1374
DLNR; Homelessness; Alternative Living; Park Campsite Program
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
This Act instructs DLNR to create a stay-for-work program which provides homeless individuals and families with legal campsites at parks in exchange for their volunteer services maintaining park grounds. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL, referral sheet 2 |
WARD, DeCoite |
HHS, WAL |
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HB1375
Homelessness; Homeless Care Residence; Income tax credit
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes a homeless care residence program to provide financial assistance to households providing temporary housing and care to a homeless relative. Requires that providers undergo certification and inspection by the department of human services and caps program participation at twelve months. Offers non-refundable income tax credit for providers. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
WARD, CREAGAN |
HHS, HSG, FIN |
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HB1377
Residential Campgrounds; Homeless ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Directs DHS to develop and implement residential campgrounds for the homeless. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
WARD, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, FUKUMOTO, MORIKAWA, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
HHS, WAL, FIN |
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HB1381 HD2 SD1
Elevator Mechanics; Licensing; Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board
RELATING TO ELEVATOR MECHANICS.
Clarifies the scope of work for elevator mechanics. Amends the licensing requirements for elevator mechanics, and the powers and duties of the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
JOHANSON |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB1388
Foster Care Services; Marital Status
RELATING TO FOSTER CARE SERVICES.
Amends definitions in chapter 578A, HRS, to clarify that any proper adult person or family, regardless of marital status, may be approved by DHS or another authorized agency to provide foster care services for children. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 2 |
EVANS, CACHOLA, DECOITE, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OSHIRO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1389 HD1 SD1
Livestock Harvest Facilities; Department of Agriculture; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LIVESTOCK HARVEST FACILITIES.
Makes an appropriation for the planning and design of scalable livestock harvest facilities to be expended by the Department of Agriculture. Effective 8/1/2151. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
EVANS, CREAGAN, NAKASHIMA |
AEN, WAM |
SB1257 |
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HB1401 HD1 SD1
Voting by Mail; Voter Service Centers; Places of Deposit; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county clerk, as appropriate. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2018 through 2023, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Takes effect on 1/1/2020. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NISHIMOTO |
JDL/WAM |
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HB1402 HD2 SD2
Shared Leave Program; State and County Employees; Designation of Beneficiary Form
RELATING TO EMPLOYEES.
Requires each state government branch to establish a shared leave program for state employees. Allows the chief executive of a county to establish a shared leave program for county employees. Precludes a state government branch from prohibiting leave sharing between different departments or bargaining units because of administrative infeasibility. Clarifies that an employee's designation of beneficiary statement may be filed with the department where the employee is employed and eliminates the requirement that it be a verified written statement. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NISHIMOTO, BELATTI, JOHANSON, LUKE, SAIKI, SOUKI |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB1404
Health Care Privacy Harmonization Act; De-identified Protected Health Information; Uses and Disclosures
RELATING TO THE HEALTH CARE PRIVACY HARMONIZATION ACT.
Identifies the circumstances in which the State has a compelling interest in the use and disclosure of de-identified protected health information under the Health Care Privacy Harmonization Act. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
NISHIMOTO |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1406 HD1
Healthcare; Practice of Pharmacy
RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.
Amends the definition of "practice of pharmacy." (HB1406 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
EVANS, CACHOLA, DECOITE, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, YAMANE |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1410 HD2 SD2
Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medical Services Special Fund; Community Paramedic Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Repeals the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund and appropriates an equal amount of general funds to the Department of Health for emergency medical services. Appropriates funds for community paramedic services. Effective 7/1/2090. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
LUKE |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1421 HD2
Insurance Code; Adjusters
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Establishes a regulatory scheme for roofing contractors to protect consumers from unlicensed insurance adjusters. (HB1421 HD2) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH/JDC, WAM. |
CACHOLA, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SOUKI, DeCoite, Saiki, Yamashita |
CPH/JDC, WAM |
SB1230 |
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HB1435 HD2 SD1
Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund; Comprehensive Loss Reduction Plan; Building Code Hurricane Standards
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS REDUCTION PLAN.
Clarifies that the comprehensive loss reduction plan of the HHRF shall include implementing building code requirements for hurricane standards in accordance with state building code and design standards. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
ITO, AQUINO, BROWER, HASHEM, MCDERMOTT, TAKAYAMA, San Buenaventura |
WAL, CPC, FIN |
SB1154 |
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HB1440
Homelessness; Programs; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes various provisions to address homelessness. Increases the conveyance tax and directs the additional revenues towards experimental or demonstration housing projects administered by the HPHA and the HFDC and homeless facilities and programs administered by DHS. Establishes civil rights boards to address civil rights of homeless. Requires a survey of available state property for affordable rental housing. Requires DHS to conduct a homeless summit. Provides job assistance for homeless individuals. Establishes a working group in DHS to seek material and services for the Next Step Shelter. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
KONG, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KEOHOKALOLE, OSHIRO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Gates, Nakashima, San Buenaventura |
HHS, WAL/HSG, FIN |
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HB1441
Homelessness; Programs; Conveyance Tax
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes the homelessness fund. Increases the conveyance tax and directs revenues towards experimental or demonstration housing projects administered by HFCD and by HPHA and homeless facilities and programs administered by DHS. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
KONG, BROWER, CREAGAN, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KEOHOKALOLE, OSHIRO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, DeCoite, Gates, Nakashima, Yamashita |
HHS, WAL, FIN |
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HB1445 HD1
Homelessness; Point-in Time Counts; Volunteer Stipend
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Authorizes any continuum of care to offer a stipend to volunteers assisting in the point-in-time count conducted annually to determine the number of homeless individuals in the State, as a condition of receiving federal homeless assistance from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (HB1445 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
OSHIRO, CACHOLA, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, HASHEM, ING, ITO, KONG, LOWEN, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, WOODSON, Belatti, Holt, Onishi, Todd |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1446 HD1
Wahiawa General Hospital; Appropriation; Grant ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds as a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, HRS, to support basic operations, staff salaries and benefits, and continued hospitalist physician services at Wahiawa General Hospital. (HB1446 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
OSHIRO, FUKUMOTO, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, QUINLAN |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1447
Residential Campgrounds; Homeless ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Directs DHS to develop and implement residential campgrounds for the homeless. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
OSHIRO, ITO, MORIKAWA, WARD |
HHS, WAL, FIN |
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HB1463
Marijuana; Possession; Criminal Penalties; Repealed
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Repeals criminal penalties for possession of marijuana, but retains penalties for marijuana cultivation and distribution. Specifies that the crime of promoting a detrimental drug in the first degree includes the selling or bartering of more than one ounce of marijuana. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, QUINLAN, TODD, Gates |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1464
Marijuana; Legalization; Taxation
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Authorizes persons 21 years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana for personal use. Provides for and requires the licensing of marijuana cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, safety testing facilities, and retail stores. Subjects marijuana establishments to excise taxes and income taxes. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, ING, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SOUKI, THIELEN, TODD |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1466 HD1 SD1
Youth Advisory Commission; Office of Youth Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION.
Establishes a Youth Advisory Commission within the Office of Youth Services to advise the Governor and Legislature on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets relating to youth. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TODD, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA |
HMS, WAM |
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HB1469 HD1 SD2 CD1
Public Lands; Redevelopment Districts; Revolving Fund; Waiakea Peninsula ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Establishes procedures for designating public land redevelopment districts, planning committees, district redevelopment plans, and designated redevelopment district revolving funds. Establishes powers and duties of planning committees. Modifies public land lease restrictions. Establishes the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, Planning Committee, and Revolving Fund until June 30, 2027. Appropriates funds. (HB1469 CD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
ONISHI, CACHOLA, CHOY, CREAGAN, CULLEN, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KONG, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, TODD, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA |
ETT/WTL, WAM |
SB1185 |
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HB1471 HD3 SD2
Taxation; Transient Accommodations Brokers; Tax Collection Agents; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Allows transient accommodations brokers to register as a tax collection agent on behalf of all of its operators and plan managers. Requires registered transient accommodations broker tax collection agent's operators and plan managers to obtain a GET license and TAT registration. Requires registered transient accommodations broker tax collection agents to file periodic and annual GET and TAT returns. Requires that each periodic return be accompanied by an electronic cover sheet containing required information. Requires all registered transient accommodations broker tax collection agents to inquire with their operators and plan managers whether the transient accommodation is in compliance with all pertinent state and county land use and tax laws. Requires the operator or plan manager to provide verification of and a statement confirming compliance with state and county land use laws in the form of a written certification, verification, or permit, as applicable, issued by the appropriate county agency. Allocates an unspecified per cent of GET and TAT taxes to the counties contingent upon establishment of a process to provide verification of compliance by an operator or plan manager with county land use laws. Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Effective date 5/22/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
ONISHI, EVANS, SAY, TODD, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA, Brower, Creagan, DeCoite, Nakashima |
ETT/PSM, CPH/WAM |
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HB1478 HD1 SD1
Unmanned Aerial Systems; Development, Testing, and Evaluation; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES.
Appropriates funds to advocate, promote, develop, test, and evaluate unmanned aerial system technologies. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA, EVANS, HOLT, ONISHI, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
ETT/HRE, WAM |
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HB1479 HD2 SD2
Hilo Community Economic District; HCDA
RELATING TO THE HILO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DISTRICT.
Establishes the Hilo Community Economic District as a community development district located in East Hawaii under the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Establishes the Hilo Community Economic Revolving Fund. Repeals on the earliest of 6/30/2037, inclusion of lands within the District within a redevelopment area, or establishment of a special improvement district that encompasses the lands within the District. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
NAKASHIMA, TODD |
ETT/WTL, WAM |
SB1292 |
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HB1484 HD2
Assault; Second Degree; Health Care or Human Services Professional
RELATING TO ASSAULT.
Establishes the offense of assault in the second degree if a person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily injury to a health care professional, as defined in section 451D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, who is engaged in the performance of duty at the time of the assault. (HB1484 HD2) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to CPH, JDC. |
GATES, BROWER, C. LEE, QUINLAN, Belatti |
CPH, JDC |
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HB1489 HD1
Discrimination; Sex; Gender Identity or Expression; Sexual Orientation
RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
Prohibits a state agency or program or activity receiving state financial assistance from excluding from participation, denying benefits to, or discriminating against a qualified individual by reason of disability, sex, including gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. (HB1489 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-Referred to LBR/JDC, WAM. |
BELATTI, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, DeCoite |
LBR/JDC, WAM |
SB1265 |
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HB1494 HD1
Homeless Incentive Program; Chronically Homeless; Shelters; Department of Human Services ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the Department of Human Services (DHS), in conjunction with the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, to establish a Homeless Incentive Program to encourage chronically homeless individuals to get off the streets by using the services of shelters. Requires DHS to adopt rules. Appropriates funds. (HB1494 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
OHNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1495 HD1
Internet Marketing and Purchase of Cigarettes and Tobacco Product Act of 2017; Electronic Smoking Device; Remote Sale; Mail Order; Internet Sale
RELATING TO REMOTE SALES OF CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Prohibits the remote sale and distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to any person in the State other than a licensed wholesaler or dealer or a permit-holding tobacco product retailer. Makes violation of the prohibition a class C felony. (HB1495 HD1) |
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1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 1 |
OHNO, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA, Ito, LoPresti, Todd |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1499 HD1 SD2
Condominiums; Condominium Associations; Owners; Cure of Default; Disputed Charges; Common Expense Assessments; Mediation; Arbitration; Condominium Education Trust Fund
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.
Parts I through IV: clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a nonjudicial foreclosure; establishes procedures that provide condominium owners with the right to submit disputed legal fees, penalties or fines, late fees, lien filing fees, or other charges, except for common expense assessments, to the mediation process prior to payment; and makes conforming amendments. Part V: expands the scope of the condominium education trust fund to cover voluntary binding arbitration between interested parties; amends the conditions that mandate mediation and exceptions to mandatory mediation. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, OHNO |
CPH, JDL/WAM |
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HB1503
Pesticides; Medical Testing; Health; Pesticide spraying; Pesticide workers.
RELATING TO WORKFORCE HEALTH.
Establishes a requirement that all workers who handle restricted use pesticides are to undergo mandatory medical checks by the department of health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to LAB, HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MATSUMOTO, ING, Creagan, Gates, C. Lee, LoPresti, McKelvey, Oshiro, Todd |
LAB, HHS, FIN |
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HB1504
Air-quality Study; Pesticide Drift; Pesticide; air testing
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Relating to an air testing pilot program to measure pesticide drift at the Waialua High and Intermediate School on the island of Oahu, by the Department of Health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to EEP, HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MATSUMOTO, CREAGAN, ING, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, Gates, C. Lee, LoPresti, McKelvey, Todd |
EEP, HHS, FIN |
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HB1505
Department of Health; Diabetes Prevention Management Task Force
RELATING TO DIABETES.
Establishes the Diabetes Prevention and Management Task Force. Effective July 1, 2017. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MATSUMOTO, LOPRESTI, NAKASHIMA, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, Kobayashi, Todd, Tupola |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1510
Caregivers Omnibus Bill
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Amends provisions relating to the care of the elderly and disabled in state-licensed care facilities. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
CULLEN, AQUINO, MIZUNO, SAY, YAMANE |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1511
License; Relicense; Certification; Recertification; Fees; Department of Health Community-based Licensed Care Homes; Case Managers
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Specifies license, relicense, certification, and recertification fees for community-based licensed care homes and facilities and case managers under the Department of Health. Stipulates that the fees be deposited into the general fund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
CULLEN, AQUINO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1514 HD1
Social Services; Monthly Needs Allowance
RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals residing in foster homes, care homes, domiciliary homes, and other long-term care facilities specified under section 346D 4.5(a), HRS. (HB1514 HD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
TOKIOKA, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA |
HHS, FIN |
SB1217 |
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HB1518 HD1 SD2
Public Records; Uniform Information Practices Act; Circuit Courts; Vexatious Records Requesters
RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS.
Provides that an agency may seek a declaratory judgment in circuit court that a requester is a vexatious records requester if the agency demonstrates that the person has established a clear pattern of conduct that amounts to an abuse of a process established by the Uniform Information Practices Act. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals on 6/30/2020. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
SAIKI |
GVO, JDL |
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HB1525
Prospective Review; Health Insurance Coverage
RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE REVIEW.
Specifies procedural, disclosure, notice, and other requirements for prospective reviews required by health carriers or utilization review organizations prior to certification of coverage for health care services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
MCKELVEY, CACHOLA, DECOITE, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, MORIKAWA |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1536 HD2 SD1
Irrigation; Water; BOA; Public Utility
RELATING TO IRRIGATION.
Clarifies that the BOA has the power to acquire property by eminent domain for the construction and maintenance of water facilities that convey, distribute, and transmit water for agricultural uses, but not for domestic use. Amends the definition of "public utility" to exclude entities that convey, transmit, and distribute nonpotable water. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
SOUKI, YAMANE |
WAL, CPC, FIN |
SB1275 |
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HB1538
Marijuana; Related Compounds; Minors; Provision to or Possession by Minors Prohibited; Cultivation; Prohibited on Public Property; Authorized on Private Property; Proceeds; Sharing with Criminal Groups Prohibited; Fines; Established; Other Criminal Penalties; Repealed
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Prohibits the provision of marijuana and related compounds to minors under 18. Prohibits minors under 18 to purchase marijuana or related compounds. Prohibits cultivation of marijuana on state or county property. Authorizes cultivation of marijuana on private property under certain conditions. Prohibits sharing proceeds from marijuana cultivation with criminal groups. Establishes fines for violations. Repeals other criminal penalties related to possession, cultivation, distribution, and use of marijuana and related compounds. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, WAL, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, WAL, CPC, JUD |
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HB1539
Marijuana; Marijuana Concentrate; Legalization; Personal Use; Cultivation; Sales
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Creates a criminal penalty with respect to the selling or furnishing of intoxicating compounds created from marijuana or marijuana concentrates to minors. Allows the growing of marijuana plants for personal use on lands zoned for residential use or agriculture. Prohibits marijuana use and distribution in conjunction with certain illegal activities. Removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Removes certain references to and criminal penalties under the penal code related to marijuana and marijuana concentrates. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 1 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JUD |
SB1219 |
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HB1543 HD2 SD1
Energy Systems and Technology; Training; County Employees; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY TRAINING.
Requires the University of Hawaii community colleges to establish energy systems and technology training courses for county employees responsible for permitting, inspecting, licensing, and approving construction projects that contain renewable energy systems and related technology. Requires the establishment of a committee of industry stakeholders to collaborate with the University of Hawaii community colleges in developing appropriate training courses. Requires the University of Hawaii community colleges to submit a report to the legislature detailing its progress prior to the convening of the regular session of 2019. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to TRE/ETT, LBR/WAM. |
LOWEN, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, SAY, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
TRE/ETT, LBR/WAM |
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HB1559 HD1 SD1
Sea Salt Products; Color Additives; Food and Drug Administration Guidance; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY.
Appropriates funds to DBEDT in each of fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to provide guidance and support regarding the FDA's industry guidance on the use of color additives, as applied to sea salt products cultivated or produced in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2038. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
HASHEM, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, NAKASHIMA, TAKAYAMA, TODD, WARD, YAMASHITA, DeCoite |
EDB, HHS, FIN |
SB1221 |
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HB1562
Embryo, Oocyte, and Sperm Cryopreservation; Insurance
RELATING TO CANCER PATIENTS.
Requires insurance coverage for embryo, oocyte, and sperm cryopreservation procedures to preserve the fertility of adults diagnosed with cancer who have not yet started cancer treatment. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
HAR, CREAGAN, CULLEN, DECOITE, ITO, KONG, MCKELVEY, OSHIRO, SAY, TOKIOKA, Belatti, Gates, Onishi, Todd |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1573
Insurance; Reproductive Health
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for reproductive health. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
C. LEE, KEOHOKALOLE, SAIKI, Morikawa |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1575
Homeless; Homelessness; Income Tax
RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
Authorizes the counties to enact a 1% income tax surcharge on taxable personal incomes above $1,000,000 to address homelessness. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Re-referred to HHS/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
C. LEE, BROWER, CREAGAN, KEOHOKALOLE, QUINLAN |
HHS/HSG, FIN |
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HB1580 HD2 SD2
Department of Transportation; Renewable Energy; Working Group
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Establishes a clean ground transportation benchmark framework to maximize consumer fuel savings, including a near term 2025 target encouraging electric vehicle infrastructure buildout supporting Hawaii's goal for the reduction and ultimate elimination of the use of imported fuels for ground transportation by 2045. Directs the department of transportation to collaborate with the state energy office to develop recommendations to achieve those benchmarks. Amends the definition of electric vehicle to include fuel cell electric vehicles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
C. LEE, AQUINO, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, GATES, LOWEN, QUINLAN, TODD, Hashem |
EEP, TRN, FIN |
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HB1581 HD1
Elections; General Election; President; Vice President; Federal Income Tax Return
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Requires candidates for President and Vice President of the United States to disclose their federal income tax returns in order for their names to appear on a Hawaii ballot. (HB1581 HD1) |
(S)
1/17/2018- Re-Referred to JDC. |
C. LEE, BROWER, CREAGAN, JOHANSON, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, TODD, Keohokalole |
JDC |
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HB1584 HD2 SD2
Important Agricultural Lands; Counties; Land Use Commission; Appropriations; Tax Credit ($)
RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Requires the counties to make recommendations for important agricultural lands by 6/30/2019 or forfeit that right to the Land Use Commission. Extends the period to claim important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credits by 10 years and limits cumulative tax credit to $1,000,000 per tax payer. Appropriates unspecified funds for identification and mapping of important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
YAMASHITA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, ING, C. LEE, LOWEN, LUKE, OSHIRO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, YAMANE |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
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HB1593 HD1 SD2
Green Infrastructure Authority; PUC; Loan Program; Clean Energy Savings; Energy Storage System Rebate Pilot Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
Establishes the Clean Energy Savings Jump Start Program and Clean Energy Savings Jump Start Fund. Establishes the Energy Storage System Rebate Program as a three-year pilot program and requires the Green Infrastructure Authority to submit annual reports to the legislature on the program's progress and activities. Deletes the Public Utilities Commission's approval authority relative to the Green Infrastructure Loan Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/28/2081. (SD2) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
WOODSON, BELATTI, BROWER, C. LEE, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
TRE/CPH, WAM |
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HB1594 HD1 SD1
University of Hawaii; Promise Program; Scholarships; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM.
Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system or any community college campus. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
1/17/2018- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
WOODSON, AQUINO, BELATTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CHOY, CREAGAN, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ING, ITO, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCDERMOTT, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, OSHIRO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WARD, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Matsumoto, San Buenaventura |
HRE, WAM |
SB1162 |
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HB1602
Opioid; Warning Label
RELATING TO OPIOIDS.
Requires that persons who sell opioid drugs must also provide a label warning of the risks of addiction and death. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
THIELEN, C. LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1603
Health Insurance; Opioids; Addiction Treatment
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health care coverage and benefits for a minimum of 6 months of inpatient and outpatient treatment for opioid dependence beginning after 12/31/2018. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
THIELEN, C. LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1604
State Bonds ($)
RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE, CULLEN |
FIN |
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HB1605
General Excise Tax; Repeal of Obsolete or Unnecessary Provisions
RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.
Removes unnecessary or redundant provisions of the general excise tax laws. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE, CULLEN |
FIN |
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HB1606
Motor Vehicles; Exiting a Stopped or Standing Vehicle; Traffic Code
RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
Makes exiting a stopped or standing vehicle on a roadway a violation of the Statewide Traffic Code. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1607
Condominiums; Association Documents; Electronic Mail
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Requires a condominium association to maintain a current list of the postal address, email address, or both addresses of each owner and vendee. Requires the association to make the list available to each member of the association. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE |
CPC |
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HB1608
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, referral sheet 3 |
TAKAYAMA |
PBS |
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HB1609
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, referral sheet 3 |
TAKAYAMA |
PBS |
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HB1610
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, referral sheet 3 |
TAKAYAMA |
PBS |
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HB1611
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, referral sheet 3 |
TAKAYAMA |
PBS |
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HB1612
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, referral sheet 3 |
TAKAYAMA |
PBS |
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HB1613
Condominiums; Bylaws; Disputes
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Specifies that in disputes between a condominium unit owner and a condominium association or its board of directors involving activities occurring within the unit owner's unit, bylaws shall be construed in favor of the unit owner. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, MCKELVEY, TAKUMI |
CPC |
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HB1614
Automatic Restraining Orders; Annulment; Divorce; Separation
RELATING TO AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING ORDERS.
Automatically imposes a restraining order upon parties filing for annulment, divorce, or separation to preserve the financial assets of the parties and their dependents. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, EVANS, LOWEN, LUKE, MORIKAWA |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1615
Adult Dental Services; Med-QUEST Division; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ADULT DENTAL SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for Med-QUEST coverage of adult dental services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1616
Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for 1 advanced life support ambulance to be based in Puna on the island of Hawaii and to be used from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and to include a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, EVANS, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, TODD |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1617
CIP; 4th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 4th Representative District. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
FIN |
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HB1618
Contractors License Board
RELATING TO THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD.
Amends the composition of and sets residency requirements for members of the Contractors License Board (Board). Specifies that the protection of the public shall be of the highest priority of the Board in the exercise of the Board's licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
IAC, CPC |
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HB1619
Financial Institutions; Residential Mortgage Loans; Sale
RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Places restrictions on the ability of financial institutions to sell residential mortgage loans to other financial institutions. Defines "residential mortgage loans" as any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling, and includes refinancings, reverse mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and other first and additional lien loans that meet the qualifications of the definition. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
HSG, CPC |
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HB1620
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Repair; Original Equipment Manufacturer Parts; Aftermarket Parts
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS.
Prohibits motor vehicle insurers from charging insureds an additional fee for repairs made with original equipment manufacturer parts if the vehicle manufacturer recommends original equipment manufacturer parts. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
IAC, CPC |
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HB1621
Merchandise; Returns; Refunds; Defective Goods; Damaged Goods; Shipping Charges; Handling Charges; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices;
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Requires merchants to refund shipping and handling charges paid by the consumer when the consumer returns a damaged or defective good and requests a refund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC |
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HB1622
Motor Vehicle Rental Industry; License Recovery Fees; Repeal
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.
Repeals Act 137, SLH 2017, relating to the pass on of vehicle license recovery fees to lessees of motor vehicle rentals. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1623
Franchisee; Advertising Campaigns; Non-participation
RELATING TO FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW.
Requires franchisees to disclose their non-participation in advertising campaigns of the franchisor in which discounts or promotions are offered. Prohibit franchisors from limiting or restricting the disclosures. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
EDB, CPC |
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HB1624
Insurance Producers
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Postpones the effective date of certain provisions of Act 152, SLH 2017, that conform Hawaii's insurance producer licensing requirements to national model standards by eliminating the ability of insurance producers to appoint other producers to act as an agent of an insurer. Postpones operation of those provisions from 1/1/2019 to 7/1/2021. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1625
Motor Vehicles; Registration; Ownership; Transfer Upon Death
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Allows the registered owner of a motor vehicle to designate a beneficiary to whom ownership of the vehicle shall be transferred upon the registered owner's death; provided that certain conditions are met. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1626
Sunset Memorial Park; Repairs; Maintenance; Cemetery; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
RELATING TO CEMETERIES.
Limits liability for persons maintaining or repairing cemetery grounds. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop strategies for repair and maintenance of Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City, Oahu. Requires report to Legislature. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, KONG, TAKAYAMA, YAMANE |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1627
Employment; Impaired Individuals; Minimum Wage
RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.
Repeals exemption authorizing compensation of impaired individuals at less than minimum wage. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1628
Department of Education; Student Records; Retention and Storage; Pilot Project; Hawaii Correctional Industries Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT.
Requires the Department of Education to set a standard for retention of student records of not less than 100 years. Allows the Department of Education to partner with the Hawaii Correctional Industries Program to establish a three-year student records modernization pilot project. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EDN/PBS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI, TAKAYAMA |
EDN/PBS, FIN |
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HB1629
Employment; Work Schedules
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Requires certain employers in the retail, hospitality, and food services to provide employees with advance notice of work schedules. Authorizes an employer to create voluntary standby lists. Requires overtime pay for employees who work during certain rest periods between work shifts. Requires overtime pay if employer gives no advance notice of work schedule. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TAKUMI |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB1630
Elevator Mechanics; Apprenticeship; Licensure Requirements
RELATING TO ELEVATOR MECHANICS.
Amends requirements for apprenticeship and licensure of elevator mechanics and adds provisions relating to examination, license renewals, continued competency, scope of work, and remote interaction. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON, HOLT |
LAB, CPC |
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HB1631
Workers' Compensation; Prescription Drugs; Reimbursement
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRESCRIPTION DRUG REIMBURSEMENT.
Limits physician-dispensed prescription drugs in workers' compensation claims to the first 30 days from the work injury date. Lowers the reimbursement rates of prescription drugs in workers' compensation claims. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1632
Bicycles; Bicycle Lane; Fines; Traffic Safety
RELATING TO BICYCLES.
Requires all individuals driving a bicycle to ride within a bicycle lane, if a bicycle lane is available for use, and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
BROWER, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, KONG, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, Aquino, Cullen, Gates, Learmont, McKelvey, Morikawa, San Buenaventura, Todd |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1633
Transportation; Mopeds; Mufflers; Noise Control
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits modification of motorcycle and moped mufflers that increases noise emission above levels of the original muffler indicated on the label affixed to the vehicle per EPA requirements. Applies to motorcycles and mopeds manufactured after December 31, 2018. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
BROWER, EVANS, GATES, HOLT, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Learmont |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1634
Noise Level Standards; Residential and Commercial Areas
RELATING TO NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS.
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding noise level standards for residential and commercial areas of the State, including the enforcement of these standards. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
BROWER, CULLEN, GATES, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TODD, Aquino, Learmont, Morikawa, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1635
Psychiatric Treatment; Administrative Order; Administrative Authorization Process; Department of Public Safety
RELATING TO ORDERS FOR TREATMENT OVER OBJECTION.
Authorizes medical treatment by administrative order of pretrial detainees or committed persons despite their objection. Establishes criteria for issuing court or administrative orders and the process to determine whether an administrative order should be issued for medical treatment over the pretrial detainee's or committed person's objection. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, HHS, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Learmont |
PBS, HHS, JUD |
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HB1636
Tobacco; Taxes; Cigarette; Cigar; License
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, KOBAYASHI, Learmont |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1637
Housing; Homelessness; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund construction of affordable housing development projects. Appropriates moneys for homelessness mitigation and prevention efforts. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HSG/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, GATES, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Learmont |
HSG/HHS, FIN |
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HB1638
UH; Community Colleges; Apprenticeships; Health Care; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIPS.
Appropriates funds to continue and expand health care apprenticeship programs at UH community colleges. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, KONG, MCKELVEY, ONISHI |
HHS, HED, FIN |
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HB1639
University of Hawaii; Maui College; Culinary Arts Program ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Provides for the planning and design of the relocation of the University of Hawaii Maui College culinary arts program to Lahaina. Requires that the Chancellor work with hotels, resorts, and landowners of adjacent properties to develop a plan. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
MCKELVEY |
HED, FIN |
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HB1640
Workers' Compensation; Compensable Claims; Employer Payment
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Prohibits employer disputes of workers' compensation claims without reasonable cause or while the claim is pending investigation. Establishes negotiation, notice, and review procedures for disputed claims. Establishes penalty for failure to negotiate in good faith. Permits service providers to charge interest on late bill payments. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON, SAIKI |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1641
Marine Resources; Short Form
RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES.
Short form bill relating to marine resources. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, referral sheet 3 |
ING |
OMH |
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HB1642
Marine Resources; Short Form
RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES.
Short form bill relating to marine resources. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, referral sheet 3 |
ING |
OMH |
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HB1643
Hawaiian Affairs; Short Form
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, referral sheet 3 |
ING |
OMH |
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HB1644
Hawaiian Affairs; Short Form
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, referral sheet 3 |
ING |
OMH |
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HB1645
Ocean Management; Short Form
RELATING TO OCEAN MANAGEMENT.
Short form bill relating to ocean management. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, referral sheet 3 |
ING |
OMH |
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HB1646
Congress; Members-elect; Vacancies
RELATING TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Provides that when a candidate other than the incumbent is elected to Congress, and the incumbent vacates the office prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term, the Governor must appoint the member-elect to immediately fill the vacancy. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
NISHIMOTO, KOBAYASHI |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1647
Public Assistance; Department of Human Services; Employer; Employee; Report
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires DHS to compile information regarding employers with employees who receive public assistance. Requires DHS to submit an annual report to legislature on the 50 employers with the highest number of employees receiving public assistance. Requires DLIR to share employment data. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
NISHIMOTO |
LAB, HHS, FIN |
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HB1648
Specialty Contractors; Incidental and Supplemental Work; Contractors License Board
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.
Authorizes specialty contractors to perform work outside the scope of their licenses when that work is subordinate to another contractor and directly related to and necessary for the project. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
NISHIMOTO |
LAB, CPC |
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HB1649
Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices; Repairs; Digital Electronic Equipment
RELATING TO DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRS.
Requires original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic devices to make diagnostic and repair information available to device owners and independent repair providers. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
NISHIMOTO (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPC, JUD |
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HB1650
Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Reports; Group Child Care Home; Group Child Care Center
RELATING TO CHILD SAFETY.
Authorizes child abuse and neglect reports for incidents occurring in group child care homes or group child care centers to be disclosed to parents or guardians of children enrolled in the home or center at the time of the alleged abuse or neglect or to parents or guardians considering enrolling their children in the home or center. Authorizes the disclosure of a report involving a finding of a felony or misdemeanor to be disclosed to any person upon request. |
(H)
1/22/2018- This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 01-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329. |
NISHIMOTO |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1651
Collective Bargaining; Graduate Student Assistants; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate student assistants employed by the University of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
JOHANSON, ICHIYAMA, Evans, Yamashita |
LAB, HED, FIN |
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HB1652
Repeal of Non-General Funds; DOTAX; Transfer of Balances
RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Taxation and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE, CULLEN |
FIN |
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HB1653
Repeal of Non-General Funds; PSD; Transfer of Balances
RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Abolishes the revolving funds for correctional facility stores account of the Department of Public Safety and transfers the unencumbered balance to the administrator/inmate activity account. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE, CULLEN |
PBS, FIN |
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HB1654
Repeal of Non-General Funds; DLIR; Transfer of Balance
RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Abolishes the office of community services special fund of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and transfers unencumbered balance to the general fund. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE, CULLEN |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1655
General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Tangible Personal Property
RELATING TO TAX ON SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Clarifies that a person who sells or assists in the sale of tangible personal property and who provides customer service, processes payments, and controls fulfillment is the seller of the property for general excise tax and use tax purposes. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LUKE |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1656
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Fines; Noncandidate Committees
RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.
Increases the amount of the fine that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that a fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of officers of the noncandidate committee. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1657
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Electioneering; Disclosure Statements; Definitions
RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.
Amends the definition of "disclosure date" to mean the date on which the electioneering communication is publicly distributed. Expands the definition of "electioneering communication" to apply to advertisements sent by any mail rate and communications regarding expenditures of the organization. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1658
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate Committee; Organizational Report
RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEES.
Repeals the requirement that candidate committee organizational reports include the name and address of each contributor who contributed an aggregate amount of more than $100 to the candidate committee since the last election. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1659
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Noncandidate Committee; Organizational Report
RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES.
Repeals reporting requirement regarding contributions in organizational reports of noncandidate committees and noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1660
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate Committees; Noncandidate Committees; Treasurer; Records
RELATING TO TREASURERS OF CANDIDATE AND NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES.
Requires the treasurer of a candidate or noncandidate committee to maintain itemized records showing the name and address of each contributor, regardless of the contribution amount. Requires treasurers of noncandidate committees to maintain records showing the employer and occupation of contributors of more than $100 in the aggregate. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1661
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate Committee; Noncandidate Committee; Contributions and Expenditures; Organizational Report
RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN REPORTING.
Requires a candidate committee or noncandidate committee to inform the Campaign Spending Commission if the candidate committee or noncandidate committee does not intend to receive or spend contributions and expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election period. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1662
County Lifeguards; Limited Liability; State and Counties
RELATING TO COUNTY LIFEGUARD LIABILITY.
Provides limited liability for acts or omissions by county lifeguards for the lifeguards, employing counties, and the State, except for damages resulting from a lifeguard's gross negligence or wanton act or omission. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1663
Sunshine Law; Limited Meetings; Applicability to Legislature
RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY IN STATE GOVERNMENT.
Applies the conditions and requirements relating to limited meeting to the Legislature when a house of the Legislature holds a limited meeting that is open to the public, as a guest of a board or community group. Repeals the Legislature's exemption from the open meeting requirements of the Sunshine Law. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LMG, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LMG, JUD |
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HB1664
Taxation; County Tax Authority
RELATING TO COUNTY TAXING AUTHORITY.
Expands the taxing authority of the counties. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
FIN |
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HB1665
Transient Accommodations Tax; Counties
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Amends the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues allocated to the counties from a specified sum to a percentage of the revenues collected. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TOU, FIN |
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HB1666
Judiciary Package; Supplemental Appropriations; Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for FY 2018-2019. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1667
Judiciary Package; Probation; Drug Paraphernalia; Housekeeping Amendment
RELATING TO PROBATION.
Makes housekeeping amendment to probation statute consistent with decriminalization of the offense of prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia, section 329-43.5, HRS. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1668
Judiciary Package; District Court; Second Judicial Circuit; Judges
RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.
Increases the number of district judges in the Second Circuit by 1. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1669
Concessions; Public Property; Bids; Proposals
RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Allows proposals to be submitted for concessions on public property. Establishes criteria for acceptance and awarding of proposals for concessions on public property. Specifies advertising requirements for bids or proposals and allows for online advertising. Repeals the fifteen-year limit on the granting of concession space and the exemption from the fifteen-year limit for non-profits. Allows for the granting of concession space for over thirty years if approved by the head of the agency awarding the concession contract. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB/WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB/WAL, CPC, FIN |
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HB1670
Kauai County Package; Taxation; Income Tax Credit; Persons with Disabilities; Employment
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides to a taxpayer who hires an individual with a disability a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/LAB, FIN |
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HB1671
Kauai County Package; Taxation; Income Tax Credit; Elderly Persons; Employment
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides to a taxpayer who hires an elderly individual a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/LAB, FIN |
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HB1672
Kauai County Package; Fire Sprinklers; Tax Credit
RELATING TO FIRE SPRINKLERS.
Establishes a refundable income tax credit of 25% of the total costs, including installation costs, of an automatic fire sprinkler or automatic fire sprinkler system in any new detached 1- or 2-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes. Sunsets on 6/30/25. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1673
Kauai County Package; Transient Accommodations Tax
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Removes the cap for distribution of transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TOU, FIN |
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HB1674
Kauai County Package; Lifeguards; State and County Tort Liability
RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.
Reestablishes the liability exceptions for county lifeguards. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1675
Kauai County Package; Animals; Licenses and Regulations; Humane Society Contract
RELATING TO ANIMALS.
Repeals the requirement for the county of Kauai to contract with the Kauai Humane Society to provide animal services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1676
Kauai County Package; Emergency Medical Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates moneys to DOH for a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ambulance unit for the County of Kauai. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1677
Kauai County Package; Capital Improvement Projects; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI.
Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance the design and construction of a Kauai Fire Department helicopter hangar and the Pua Loke Affordable Housing projects in the county of Kauai. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
FIN |
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HB1678
Disaster preparedness; Disaster planning; Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management to develop a plan setting forth disaster response goals and strategies. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LOPRESTI, TAKAYAMA, WARD |
PBS, FIN |
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HB1679
Child Care; Family Child Care Home; Group Child Care Home; Preschool; Liability Insurance; County Real Property Tax Credit
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Authorizes an individual to care for up to 3 children, unrelated to the caregiver, without being subject to child care requirements. Removes requirement that family child care homes obtain insurance. Authorizes family child care homes to care for up to 10 children. Authorizes group child care homes to care for up to 16 children. Provides a tax credit for county real property taxes paid for portions of homes used exclusively for group child care homes. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
THIELEN (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1680
Transit-Oriented Development; Counties; Zoning; Prohibitions
RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Prohibits a county with a population greater than 500,000 from establishing a transit-oriented development zone that extends more than 1 mile from a rail transit station included in a completed environmental impact statement. Prohibits the Office of Planning and the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development from advocating for, or facilitating the establishment of, a transit-oriented development zone that does not meet those criteria. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to TRN/HSG, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
THIELEN |
TRN/HSG, EEP, FIN |
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HB1681
Penal Code; Sentencing; Imprisonment; Extended Term; Notice
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.
Specifies that a charging instrument containing the applicable criteria under section 706-662, HRS, for an extended term of imprisonment is sufficient to fulfill the notice requirement of section 706-664(2), HRS. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
THIELEN |
JUD |
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HB1682
Maui County Package; Sunscreen; Oxybenzone; Octinoxate
RELATING TO OXYBENZONE AND OCTINOXATE.
Prohibits the use, sale, and distribution of sunscreens and personal care products that contain oxybenzone or octinoxate. Effective 7/1/19. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EEP, OMH, CPC, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
EEP, OMH, CPC |
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HB1683
Maui County Package; Conveyance Tax; Affordable Housing
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Establishes an additional conveyance tax rate for the sale of certain condominiums or single family residences. Requires that the revenue collected in each county from the additional conveyance tax rate be allocated to the respective county's affordable housing fund. Sunset 6/30/2023. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1684
Maui County Package; Victim Rights; Public Officers and Employees; Liability
RELATING TO VICTIM RIGHTS.
Provides that failure of state and county officers and employees to carry out or comply with chapter 801D, HRS, may subject them to civil liability, with certain exceptions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1685
Maui County Package; County Lifeguards; Civil Liability; Exception
RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.
Provides that a county lifeguard, the employing county, and the State shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission of a lifeguard during the provision of rescue, resuscitative, or other services within the lifeguard's scope of employment. Does not provide immunity when a claim for civil damages results from a county lifeguard's gross negligence or wanton act or omission. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1686
Office of Elections Package; State Senate; Vacancy
RELATING TO VACANCIES.
Amends the deadlines for filing nomination papers, nominations, and notification to the chief election officer with respect to a vacancy in the state senate. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1687
Office of Elections Package; Election Notices; Publication
RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF ELECTION NOTICES.
Provides that whenever an election officer is required to issue a public notice in a statewide or county publication, the publication requirement is satisfied upon the submission of the notice to the publication, provided that the notice is also posted on the website associated with the election officer. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1688
Agriculture; Short Form
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 01-24-18 9:45AM in conference room 312. |
CREAGAN |
AGR |
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HB1689
Agriculture; Short Form
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 01-24-18 9:45AM in conference room 312. |
CREAGAN |
AGR |
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HB1690
Agriculture; Short Form
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 01-24-18 9:45AM in conference room 312. |
CREAGAN |
AGR |
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HB1691
Agriculture; Short Form
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to AGR, referral sheet 3 |
CREAGAN |
AGR |
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HB1692
Agriculture; Short Form
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to AGR, referral sheet 3 |
CREAGAN |
AGR |
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HB1693
CIP; 5th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 5th Representative District. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
CREAGAN |
FIN |
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HB1694
Workers' Compensation; Medical Examination
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Allows employer and employee to mutually agree to an independent medical examiner or permanent impairment rating examiner. An out-of-state physician may conduct the examination upon approval by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations (Director) or when an employee resides out-of-state. Without the parties' mutual agreement, the Director shall appoint the physician who shall be paid from funds appropriated by the Legislature. Defines "medical stability." |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1695
Homelessness; Department of Human Services ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the Department of Human Services Homeless Programs Office to expand outreach services to homeless individuals. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1696
Smoking; Prohibition on Sidewalks
RELATING TO SMOKING.
Prohibits smoking on sidewalks. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1697
Special Education Coursework; Teacher Licensure; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TEACHERS.
Makes appropriations to Leeward Community College for its special education coursework for teacher licensure. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HED/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
HED/EDN, FIN |
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HB1698
Licensing; Short Form
RELATING TO LICENSING.
Short form bill relating to licensing. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
IAC |
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HB1699
Cable Communications; Short Form
RELATING TO CABLE COMMUNICATIONS.
Short form bill relating to cable communications. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
IAC |
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HB1700
Wireless Communications; Short Form
RELATING TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.
Short form bill relating to wireless communications. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
IAC |
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HB1701
Financial Institutions; Short Form
RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Short form bill relating to financial institutions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
IAC |
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HB1702
Insurance; Short Form
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Short form bill relating to insurance. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to IAC, referral sheet 3 |
OHNO |
IAC |
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HB1703
Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month; September
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KONG, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Creagan, Learmont |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1704
Suicide Prevention; Mobile Application; Department of Education; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION.
Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Education to implement a mobile application for suicide prevention that provides twenty-four hours per day crisis support services. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KONG, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Learmont |
EDN, FIN |
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HB1705
Mandated Coverage; Port-wine Stains
RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR PORT-WINE STAINS.
Requires certain health insurers and plans to provide coverage beginning 1/1/2019 for treatment of port-wine stains. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, Evans, Learmont, San Buenaventura, Takayama, Thielen |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1706
Homelessness; DHS; Coordinated Statewide Homeless Initiative; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the coordinated statewide homeless initiative, subject to certain conditions. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KONG, C. LEE, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN |
HHS/HSG, FIN |
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HB1707
CIP; 32nd Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 32nd Representative District. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ICHIYAMA |
FIN |
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HB1708
Water Protection; Disaster Preparedness; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY OF HAWAII'S WATER.
Requires DOH to study the protection of waters in the State. The study shall: (1) identify state statutes that rely on, or are applied in conjunction with, the federal Clean Water Act; (2) propose amendments to protect waters if the federal Clean Water Rule is amended; (3) identify waters that are at risk of pollution or contamination; and (4) recommend how the State can prepare for and address water pollution or contamination risks, including disasters. Appropriates moneys for the study. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
LOPRESTI, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN |
EEP/WAL, FIN |
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HB1709
Grants; Governor; Notification; Requirement
RELATING TO GRANTS.
Repeals the requirement for the governor to notify a grant recipient on the status of a grant authorized by the legislature if grant funds are not released within ninety days. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI |
FIN |
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HB1710
Legislative Term Limits (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS.
Limits the members of the House of Representatives to serving ten terms and members of the Senate to serving five terms. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1711
Health; Default Beverages; Children's Meals
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires restaurants that sell children's meals that include a beverage for a single price to make the default beverage a healthy beverage. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
SAIKI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1712
Condominium; Residential Units; Sale; Owner-Occupants
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Increases the minimum number of residential units in a condominium project that must be offered for sale to prospective owner-occupants in the thirty-day period following the initial date of sale of the condominium from 50 percent to 90 percent. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1713
CIP; 26th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 26th Representative District. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI |
FIN |
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HB1714
Electric Vehicles; Parking; DOT (ConAm)
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
Imposes a limit on the parking fee exemption for electric vehicles. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI, BELATTI |
EEP, FIN |
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HB1715
Climate Change; Paris Agreement
RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
Amends Act 32, SLH 2017, by changing the phrase "the greenhouse gas emissions statewide" to "greenhouse gas emissions." |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
SAIKI, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, THIELEN |
EEP, FIN |
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HB1716
Youth Commission; Office of Youth Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A YOUTH COMMISSION.
Establishes a youth commission within the Office of Youth Services to advise the Governor and Legislature on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets relating to youth. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ING, BROWER, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, TAKUMI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1717
Single-Payer Health Care; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the costs and effects in the State of implementing a single-payer health care system similar to that which is proposed in the federal Medicare for All Act of 2017. Appropriates funds to conduct the study. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
ING, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MIZUNO, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1718
Child Care Costs; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides a nonrefundable tax credit for eligible taxpayers for child care costs for children up to four years of age. |
(H)
1/19/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329. |
ING, GATES, LOWEN, MIZUNO, WOODSON |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1719
Correctional Facilities; Prisons; Out-of-State Inmates ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires the return of all out-of-state inmates by 12/31/20 if adequate bed space exists in Hawaii's prisons and correctional facilities. Provides that no more than 500 Hawaii inmates shall be detained in out-of-state prisons by 12/31/19. Requires the Department of Public Safety to plan, design, and construct sufficient facilities to house inmates in Hawaii and to pursue alternatives to incarceration for returning inmates. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ING, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, WOODSON |
PBS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1720
Teachers; Income Tax; Deduction; Franchise Tax
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Allows for a state income tax deduction for teacher supplies purchased related to the classroom. Increases the franchise tax on banks and other financial corporations. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ING, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, WOODSON |
EDN, FIN |
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HB1721
Employment; Minimum Wage; Persons With Disabilities
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
Includes persons with disabilities under the minimum wage requirements. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, HHS, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ING, BROWER, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN |
LAB, HHS, FIN |
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HB1722
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Cesspools; Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Establishes a grant program and special fund to assist beneficiaries on Hawaiian home lands with cesspool upgrade or conversion costs. Establishes that a recipient of a cesspool upgrade grant shall not be eligible for the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Appropriates moneys for the grant program. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ING, DECOITE, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, TAKAYAMA, Brower, Lowen, Thielen |
OMH, EEP/WAL, FIN |
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HB1723
Marine Species; Working Group; Nearshore Marine Resources
RELATING TO MARINE LIFE PROTECTION.
Establishes a working group to identify high priority areas that are in need of marine protection management for potential designation as marine protected areas. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to OMH, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
ING, BROWER, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, WOODSON, THIELEN |
OMH, FIN |
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HB1724
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Expands the poster requirement to massage therapy establishments that employ three or more people. Increases the penalties for violations of the poster requirement and deposits the penalties in the human trafficking victim services fund. Allows the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to contract with any state or county department or agency for implementation or enforcement. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
JOHANSON, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, YAMASHITA |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB1725
Collective Bargaining; Employee Payroll Deductions
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Requires collective bargaining public employees to provide written notification to the employee's exclusive representative to discontinue the employee's payroll assignments within a certain time period. Requires the employee's exclusive representative to provide a copy of the notification to the employer within seven business days of receipt from the employee. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, YAMASHITA |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1726
Collective Bargaining; Cost Items; Benefits; Collective Bargaining Unit (14); Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (14) and for their excluded counterparts. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, YAMASHITA |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1727
Employment; Paid Sick Leave; Minimum Wage Workers
RELATING TO LABOR.
Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
JOHANSON, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, Yamashita |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1728
Department of Education; Public Schools; Disaster and Attack Preparedness Plan; Emergency Supplies; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Requires each public school to develop a disaster and attack preparedness plan by 9/1/2018 that includes shelter-in-place drills. Requires each school to maintain emergency goods sufficient for at least 48 hours in its facilities. Appropriates funds for emergency goods. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to PBS, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
WARD, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, ITO, MIZUNO, SAY, MCDERMOTT, LoPresti, Souki |
PBS, EDN, FIN |
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HB1729
Legislature; Office of the Legislative Analyst; Fiscal Impact Statements ($)
RELATING TO FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Requires the office of the legislative analyst to create fiscal impact statements for certain bills that have a fiscal impact. Makes an appropriation to the office of the legislative analyst. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
LMG, FIN |
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HB1730
Government transparency; Budgeting; Uniform Information Practices Act
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.
Clarifies that agencies must provide public disclosure of budget documents. Clarifies that exceptions to disclosure do not apply to budget documents unless agency can show a legitimate public safety justification for nondisclosure. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
FIN |
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HB1731
Constitutional Amendment; Bill Passage; Taxation; Supermajority (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 15, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ENACT A SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION PROPOSING TO RAISE OR CREATE TAXES.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass laws that raise taxes or create new taxes. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1732
General Excise Tax; Food Exemption; Medical Services Exemption
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
Provides an exemption for food and medical services from the general excise tax. |
(H)
1/17/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
FIN |
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HB1733
Inheritance and Estate Tax; Death Tax
RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF DEATH TAXES.
Repeals the inheritance and estate taxes that act as a form of double taxation on individual tax payers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
FIN |
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HB1734
Videoconferencing; Legislative Hearings; Audiovisual Technology; Remote Testimony ($)
RELATING TO NEIGHBOR ISLAND EQUAL ACCESS TO LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCING.
Requires each chamber of the legislature to establish rules that enable oral testimony through audiovisual videoconferencing technology. Appropriates funds for audiovisual technology in conference rooms. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LMG, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
LMG, JUD, FIN |
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HB1735
Nondiscrimination law; Veterans hiring preference
RELATING TO EXTENDING ALOHA TO VETERANS.
This Act allows private businesses, employment agencies, or labor organizations to adopt preferential hiring policies for honorably discharged veterans in accordance with Section 11 of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TUPOLA, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, THIELEN, WARD |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1736
Reapportionment Commission; Selection of Members; Political Parties (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ADDRESS THE SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION.
Ensures participation of all political parties on the Reapportionment Commission by providing that if there are no members belonging to a minority party in a house of the legislature, the presiding officer of the respective house of the legislature, after consulting with the chair of a minority party, shall be given the authority to designate persons who are members of a minority party to serve on the reapportionment commission. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1737
State Ethics Commission Package; Ethics Violations; Restitution
RELATING TO ETHICS.
Empowers the State Ethics Commission to require the payment of restitution for ethics violations after a hearing or agreement between the parties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1738
State Ethics Commission Package; Lobbyists; Administrative Fines; Settlement Agreement
RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.
Amends the lobbyists law to eliminate outdated references to criminal violations and to clarify that the State Ethics Commission may require payment of an administrative fine or restitution pursuant to a settlement agreement. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1739
State Ethics Commission Package; State Ethics Code; Gift Disclosure Statements; Financial Disclosures; Investigations; Training
RELATING TO THE STATE ETHICS CODE.
Clarifies State Ethics Code provisions on gifts disclosure statements, retention of financial disclosure statements, investigations, and training. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1740
State Ethics Commission Package; Task Force Members; Clarification; Financial Disclosures.
RELATING TO ETHICS.
Clarifies the fair treatment provisions of the State Ethics Code regarding safeguards for legislative functions, participation on task forces, and disclosures of conflicts of interest. Clarifies that task force members need not file the same financial disclosures as state officials. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1741
Theft; Reckless Disregard of Risk
RELATING TO THEFT.
Amends the offense of theft in the first degree, second degree, and third degree to include reckless disregard of risk for the value of the stolen property or services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1742
Information Charging; Resisting an Order to Stop a Motor Vehicle
RELATED TO RESISTING AN ORDER TO STOP A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Removes resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree from the list of offenses for which criminal charges may be brought by written information. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1743
Offenses Against Pregnant Women; Sentencing; Extended Terms of Imprisonment; Abuse of Family or Household Member
RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST PREGNANT WOMEN.
Adds to the criteria for mandatory minimum imprisonment terms and extended terms of imprisonment offenses against pregnant women. Establishes that physical abuse against a family or household member who is pregnant is a class C felony. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1744
OHA Package; Counties; Hawaiian Cultural Reserves
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESERVES.
Requires the counties to provide for the establishment of Hawaiian cultural reserves as a condition of approval and development of certain types of subdivisions and condominium property regimes on agricultural and rural lands that include the construction of dwellings. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH/WAL, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
OMH/WAL, HSG, FIN |
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HB1745
OHA Package; Cultural Training; State and County Officials
RELATING TO TRAINING.
Requires certain additional government decision-makers at both the state and county levels to complete the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' training courses on Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian rights established by Act 169, SLH 2015. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
OMH, LAB, FIN |
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HB1746
OHA Package; Individual Housing Accounts; Tax Deduction
RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNTS.
Increases the cap amounts of the tax deduction for individual housing accounts. Authorizes certain funds from an individual housing account to be used to obtain rental housing. Authorizes the accounts to be placed in a community development financial institution. Repeals requirements for the payment of taxes on distributions used for the purchase of a first principal residence or to secure rental housing. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
OMH, HSG, FIN |
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HB1747
OHA Package; Public Land Trust; Pro Rata Share; DLNR; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INCREASING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS' PRO RATA SHARE OF PUBLIC LAND TRUST FUNDS.
Establishes $35,000,000 as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' pro rata share of the public land trust. Transfers $119,000,000 less certain funds to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for underpayment of the public land trust funds for 7/1/12 to 6/30/18. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide an annual accounting of receipts from lands described in section 5(f) of the Admissions Act. Establishes a committee to recommend the annual amount of the income and proceeds from the public land trust that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall receive annually. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
OMH, FIN |
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HB1748
Bicycle Lanes; Skateboards
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Allows skateboards to be used in bicycle lanes where bicycle lanes are provided. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
BROWER, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TODD, Aquino, Creagan, Evans, Gates, Holt, Johanson, Learmont, LoPresti, Morikawa, Nakamura, San Buenaventura |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1749
Safety Helmets; Motorcycle; Moped; Motor Scooter; Bicycle
RELATING TO SAFETY HELMETS.
Requires operators and passengers of motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds, and bicycles to wear safety helmets. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
BROWER, CREAGAN, KOBAYASHI, OHNO, TODD, Ichiyama, Nakamura, Takumi |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1750
Shoreline Area; Coastal Zone Management; Seawall; Shoreline Hardening Structure
RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.
Prohibits variances for installation of shoreline hardening structures in shoreline areas without a public hearing and a showing that the shoreline hardening structure is necessary to protect an existing legal object, structure, or activity from damage due to seawater inundation or shoreline erosion. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH/WAL, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
ING, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, OHNO, Creagan |
OMH/WAL, JUD |
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HB1751
Marine Protected Areas; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through its Division of Aquatic Resources, to establish a network of marine protected areas, which includes no-take areas and herbivore replenishment areas, in coastal fishing areas with the most critical fish depletion. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, LOWEN, OHNO, Thielen |
OMH, EEP, FIN |
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HB1752
Non-commercial Marine Fishing License; Aquatic Life; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO AQUATIC LIFE.
Establishes a non-commercial marine fishing license requirement. Allocates any revenue generated to administration of the licensing program or marine resource management and protection. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules. Creates special fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, LOWEN, OHNO |
OMH, JUD, FIN |
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HB1753
Medical Use of Cannabis; Prohibited Discriminatory Employment Practices
RELATING TO THE MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS.
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee who holds a valid prescription for the medical use of cannabis. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
ING, LOWEN, OHNO, Brower, Creagan |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1754
Appropriation; Department of Education ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the department of education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
ING, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, OHNO |
EDN, FIN |
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HB1755
Minimum Wage; Employment
RELATING TO LABOR.
Increases the minimum wage on 1/1/19. Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually adjust the minimum hourly wage beginning on 1/1/20 in accord with the Honolulu region consumer price index. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
ING, LOWEN, OHNO, Keohokalole |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1756
Agriculture; Pesticides; Ban on Chlorpyrifos
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Bans import, use, manufacture, sale, and storage of chlorpyrifos in the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP/AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
CREAGAN, GATES, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, SOUKI, THIELEN, Brower, Evans, San Buenaventura, Takayama |
EEP/AGR, CPC, FIN |
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HB1757
Coffee; Labeling; Ready-to-Drink Coffee Beverages
RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.
Expands the coffee labeling requirements to include ready-to-drink coffee beverages. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
CREAGAN, BROWER, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Evans, Learmont, Morikawa |
AGR, FIN |
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HB1758
Motor Vehicle Inspection; Safety Checks
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.
Requires a two-year motor vehicle inspection safety check for vehicles ten years of age or newer. Doubles the inspection fee for the two-year motor vehicle inspection safety check. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
CREAGAN, BROWER, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA, THIELEN, WARD, Aquino, Learmont, San Buenaventura |
TRN, CPC, FIN |
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HB1759
Caregivers; Financial Exploitation; Elder Abuse; Penal Code
RELATING TO THE ELDERLY.
Makes financial exploitation of an elder by a caregiver a class A felony. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, Brower, Cachola, Creagan, Evans, Morikawa |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1760
Civics Education; DOE
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish civics knowledge requirements for students attempting to graduate and individuals taking the general educational development test. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, EVANS, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA |
EDN, FIN |
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HB1761
Emergency Department Homelessness Assessment Pilot Program ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes the Emergency Department Homelessness Assessment Pilot Program to identify a possible correlation between social worker interventions and the use of hospital emergency departments by individuals experiencing homelessness and makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, TAKAYAMA, Brower, LoPresti, Morikawa |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1762
Department of Health; Rat Lungworm Disease; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds to DOH for the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, KOBAYASHI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1763
Task Force; Extremely Low-Income Households; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes a temporary task force on rental housing for extremely low-income households. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, MORIKAWA, TAKAYAMA, LoPresti |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1764
DOH; Licensing; Certification; Consolidation
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health to consolidate all inspection and licensing activities for certain state-licensed or state-certified facilities into a single office. Requires employees performing surveys or inspections for licensing or certification to be trained and accredited to inspect and certify all facilities within the office's jurisdiction. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, KOBAYASHI |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1765
Domestic Violence; Abuse of a Family or Household Member; Penalties; Judiciary; Report
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Establishes that a 2nd offense that occurs within 5 years, rather than 1 year, of the 1st conviction of the offense of abuse of a family or household member is a misdemeanor and the person shall be termed a "repeat offender". Establishes that a 3rd or subsequent offense that occurs within 5, rather than 2, years of a 2nd or subsequent conviction of the offense is a class C felony and allows the prosecution to use prior convictions of the offense of abuse of a family or household member as evidence in the instant offense committed by a repeat offender. Requires the court to order the defendant to be immediately incarcerated to serve the mandatory sentence imposed for failure to complete the domestic violence intervention program or violation of any other condition of a sentence imposed pursuant to a deferred acceptance of guilty plea or nolo contendere plea. Requires the judiciary, in cooperation with the prosecutor and police department of each county, to annually compile and report on statistics regarding arrests, charges, convictions, and other dispositions based on the offense of abuse of a family or household member. Repeals and reenacts the offense of abuse of a family or household member on 6/30/2021. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, LOPRESTI, Morikawa |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1766
Homelessness; Housing; Outreach; Rapid Rehousing; State Rent Supplement; Housing First; Oahu Family Assessment Center; Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Appropriates funds to DHS and DOH to continue to administer programs for individuals or families who require assistance to avoid or escape homelessness including outreach, Rapid Rehousing, Housing First, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, and the Family Assessment Center on Oahu. Appropriates funds to HPHA for public housing improvements and renovations statewide and a pilot program for the State Rent Supplement Program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, LOPRESTI, TAKAYAMA, Brower, Evans, Morikawa |
HSG/HHS, FIN |
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HB1767
Waipio Valley; Mauna Kea; Roadway; Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles; Rental Motor Vehicles; Tour Operators
RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Prohibits access to Mauna Kea Science Reserve and Waipio valley, except through the use of a low-gear four-wheel drive vehicle. Requires tours of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve and Waipio valley to obtain a certification for Hawaii's professional tour guides. Authorizes the counties and UH to appointment individuals to enforce the restrictions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
NAKASHIMA |
TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB1768
Information Practices
RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES.
Permits public inspection and duplication of salary ranges, rather than exact compensation, for legislative employees. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI, BELATTI, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, Kobayashi |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1769
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Witness Fees; Reimbursements; Per Diem Payments
RELATING TO EXPERT WITNESS FEES.
Clarifies applicable expert witness fees for testimony, preparation, and in-court attendance in state court criminal proceedings. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1770
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Appropriation; Career Criminal Prosecution Unit ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1771
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Material Witness Orders; Courts
RELATING TO MATERIAL WITNESS ORDERS.
Authorizes the circuit court or family court to issue a material witness order in cases initiated through felony complaint, indictment, or information. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1772
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Procedure; Dismissal; Court Congestion
RELATING TO DISMISSAL OF CRIMINAL CASES.
Requires that trials for criminal cases commence within 6 months, except in cases where the delay is caused by court congestion. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1773
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Procedure; Search Warrants; Oral Statements; Electronic Communications
RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS.
Authorizes a judge or magistrate to approve a search warrant based on oral statements or electronic communications. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1774
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Crime Victims; Restitution; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COLLECTION OF RESTITUTION FOR CRIME VICTIMS.
Creates standards and procedures for income withholding for purposes of enforcing restitution orders. Provides appropriations to the Department of the Attorney General. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1775
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Property Crime; Confidential Personal Information
RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Amends the definition of "confidential personal information" with regard to offenses against property rights. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1776
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Felonies; Forensic Identification; DNA; Expungement; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DNA COLLECTION FOR SERIOUS FELONY OFFENSES.
Requires persons arrested for certain felony offenses to provide a DNA sample. Provides for the destruction of DNA samples and expungement of a DNA database profile when appropriate. Makes an appropriation for the costs of DNA collection, processing, storage, and expungement responsibilities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1777
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Procedure; Crimes
RELATING TO LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES.
Clarifies the definition of an included offense to expressly include offenses charged via felony complaint. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD |
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HB1778
State Fire Council Package; Cancer; Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS.
Improves access for firefighters to comprehensive medical benefits upon diagnosis of cancer that is presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB1779
State Fire Council Package; Consumer Fireworks; Limited Use; Cultural Events
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Imposes a statewide limitation on consumer fireworks except by permit for cultural events. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1780
State Fire Council Package; Fireworks; Shippers; Film and Movie Production; Destruction; Testing; Labels
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Specifies requirements for fireworks shippers. Authorizes the use, by permit, of fireworks for film and movie productions. Authorizes the testing, disposal, and destruction of illegal and unwanted fireworks by law enforcement. Corrects labeling dimensions with regard to display fireworks. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRN, CPC/JUD |
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HB1781
State Fire Council Package; Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Fees
RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
Provides for additional use of the Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette certification fees to support the state fire council and its programs and activities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1782
State Fire Council Package; Fire Protection; Residential Sprinklers; Tax Credit
RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
Establishes an income tax credit of 30% of the actual cost, including installation, water, and permit fees, of an automatic fire sprinkler system in any residential occupancy in a building used for residential purposes. Sunsets 6/30/2028. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1783
State Fire Council Package; Fireworks; Display Permit Fees
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Increases the fireworks display permit fee. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
FIN |
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HB1784
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Sunshine Law; Government Records; Permitted Interactions
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.
Amends the Sunshine Law to allow certain government records to be shared among public board members where no commitment relating to a vote on the matter is made or sought. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1785
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Important Agricultural Lands; Appropriation; Mapping ($)
RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Implements Act 183, SLH 2005, in accordance with the State's constitutional duty to protect important agricultural lands by providing funds to the counties for the identification and mapping of important agricultural lands. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to WAL/AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAL/AGR, FIN |
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HB1786
HSAC Package; Conveyance Tax; Housing
RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX.
Increases the conveyance tax on the sale of condominiums and single-family residences with a value of $2,000,000 or greater. Allocates the revenue to a county's affordable housing fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1787
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Collective Bargaining; County Council Representation
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Allows a representative of each county council to be present as a nonvoting participant in negotiations with bargaining units if the relevant county has employees in the particular bargaining unit. Requires mayors to report collective bargaining unit negotiations to their respective county councils. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1788
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Identification Cards; Persons with Disabilities
RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Allows identification cards to indicate a person's disability, to allow the person access to certain eligible public services and help identify the disability to public safety personnel in case of an emergency. Effective 1/2/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1789
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Automatic Fire Suppression Systems; Tax Credit
RELATING TO AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS.
Establishes a refundable income tax credit of 25% of the total costs, including installation costs, of an automatic fire suppression system in any new detached 1- or 2-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes. Sunsets on 6/30/25. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1790
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Emergency Medical Services; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health for a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ambulance unit for the counties of Kauai and Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1791
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Transient Accommodations Tax
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Removes the cap for distribution of transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TOU, FIN |
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HB1792
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Violation of Privacy; DCCA
RELATING TO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.
Establishes a new chapter to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Requires the director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules as necessary. Establishes prohibited uses of unmanned aerial vehicles and penalties, and authorizes civil action for violations. Makes certain uses of an unmanned aerial vehicle a misdemeanor. Clarifies that under certain circumstances, the used of an unmanned aerial vehicle may constitute an invasion of privacy. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, CPC/JUD, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRN, CPC/JUD |
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HB1793
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Sunshine Law; Permitted Interactions
RELATING TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
Amends the Sunshine Law, part I, chapter 92, HRS, to clarify the ability of board members to attend and speak at community, educational, or informational meetings that are open to the public; and to provide that the limitation on the number of attendees shall not apply to members of a county council. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1794
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Uncontested Traffic Infractions; Fines and Forfeitures
RELATING TO UNCONTESTED TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.
Transfers certain fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1795
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Individual with a Disability; Employment; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides a taxpayer who hires an individual with a disability a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2018. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1796
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Transient Accommodations Tax; State-County Functions Working Group
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Implements the recommendations of the state-county functions working group to restructure the revenue distribution of the transient accommodations tax revenues to ensure a minimum amount in the tourism special fund, maintain the allocations at present levels, and provide predictable allocations of the balances. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TOU, FIN |
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HB1797
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Taxation; Income Tax Credit; Elderly
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides a taxpayer who hires an elderly individual a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2018. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1798
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; County Zoning; Single-Family Transient Vacation Rentals
RELATING TO ZONING.
Clarifies county zoning authority by distinguishing single-family residential use from single-family vacation rental use and allowing amortization by ordinance for single-family transient vacation rentals over a reasonable period. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TOU/WAL, FIN |
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HB1799
Grants; Legislature; Recipients; Nonprofit Corporations
RELATING TO GRANTS.
Allows only nonprofit corporations to be recipients of grants in aid appropriated by the Legislature under Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
LOWEN, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, OHNO, TODD, Brower, Yamashita |
LMG, FIN |
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HB1800
Motor Vehicle Tires; Recycling; County Authority; Refundable Fee
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.
Authorizes each county to establish a requirement for customers to provide an equal number of used motor vehicle tires to the tire retailer as the number of new motor vehicle tires purchased, or pay a fee that shall be refundable upon provision of the used tires. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-25-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325. |
LOWEN, AQUINO, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, TODD, Brower, San Buenaventura |
EEP, FIN |
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HB1801
Energy; Utilities; Renewable Portfolio Standard
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Amends the definition of "renewable portfolio standard" to more accurately reflect the percentage of renewable energy penetration in the State. Establishes renewable portfolio standards and targets for gas utility companies that mirrors those set for electric utility companies. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-25-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325. |
LOWEN, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, TAKUMI, YAMANE |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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HB1802
Cesspools; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Amends the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit pilot program by repealing the provision that restricts DOH from certifying more than two residential large capacity cesspools as qualified cesspools. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, CULLEN, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, TODD, WOODSON, YAMANE |
HHS, EEP, FIN |
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HB1803
Energy Efficiency; Water Conservation; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO RESOURCE CONSERVATION.
Requires the PUC to adopt rules adopting federal energy efficiency and water conservation standards. Makes the rules effective if the federal government repeals current federal energy efficiency and water conservation standards. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, SAIKI |
EEP, CPC |
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HB1804
Affordable Housing; School Impact Fees; Exemptions; HHFDC; Counties
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
Exempts affordable housing projects developed or financed by HHFDC or a county from school impact fees. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TODD, Brower, San Buenaventura |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1805
Energy Systems and Technology; Training; County Officers and Employees; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY TRAINING.
Requires UH community colleges to establish energy systems and technology training courses for county officers and employees responsible for permitting, inspecting, licensing, and approving construction projects that contain renewable energy systems and related technology. Requires the establishment of a committee of industry stakeholders to collaborate with UH community colleges in developing appropriate training courses. Requires UH community colleges to submit a report to the legislature detailing its progress prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-25-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, SAIKI, TAKUMI, TODD |
EEP, HED, FIN |
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HB1806
Food Donation; Liability Protection
RELATING TO FOOD DONATION.
Expands liability protection for donors to include donations of food and similar donations made directly to needy persons. Authorizes the donation of expired food when the donor believes in good faith that the food remains fit for human consumption. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OHNO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKUMI, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1807
Public Education; Short Form
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to public education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON |
EDN |
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HB1808
Public Education; Short Form
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to public education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON |
EDN |
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HB1809
Public Education; Short Form
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to public education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON |
EDN |
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HB1810
Public Education; Short Form
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to public education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON |
EDN |
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HB1811
Public Education; Short Form
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to public education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON |
EDN |
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HB1812
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS |
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HB1813
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS |
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HB1814
Health; Short Form
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill relating to health. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS |
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HB1815
Human Services; Short Form
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS |
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HB1816
Human Services; Short Form
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill relating to human services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS |
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HB1817
Department of Taxation; Revenue Estimates; Public Disclosure
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Requires that revenue estimates provided by DOTAX to the legislature or to any executive or administrative office be accompanied by a description of the methodology used and assumptions made in providing the estimate. Requires that the estimate and description be open to public disclosure. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, JOHANSON, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TODD, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Takayama, Takumi |
FIN |
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HB1818
Land Use; Boundaries; Land Use Commission; Housing
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Upon approval by county land use decision-making authority, and with concurrence from Land Use Commission, requires boundary amendments reflected in certain plans to be adopted in accordance with such approved plans. Increases housing inventory by prioritizing funding for public infrastructure in areas of planned growth. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
BROWER, EVANS, KOBAYASHI, KONG, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TODD, Johanson, LoPresti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura |
HSG/WAL, FIN |
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HB1819
DOT; Honolulu North Road; Acquisition; Improvements; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO NORTH ROAD.
Requires the Department of Transportation to acquire a privately owned portion of North Road and install lighting there. Appropriates funds for the acquisition and lighting. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu to install lighting on the city-owned portion of North Road. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MCDERMOTT |
TRN, FIN |
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HB1820
Low-Income Housing; General Excise Tax Credit
RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Allows the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to be claimed against the general excise tax. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
HASHEM, BROWER, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, MCDERMOTT, QUINLAN, WARD, Holt, Yamashita |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1821
Fire Safety; Building Codes; Counties; Fire Retardant Coatings
RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY.
Requires the interior finishes of any new dwelling unit and common area in buildings that are forty feet in height or greater to be covered with fire retardant coatings. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, MIZUNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, TOKIOKA, Brower, McDermott, Takumi |
LAB/HSG, FIN |
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HB1822
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems; Revolving Fund; Low Interest Loans; Condominiums; Apartments ($)
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Establishes the automatic fire sprinkler system revolving fund to provide low interest loans for the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in condominiums or apartments; provided that no loans shall be authorized until January 1, 2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
HASHEM, AQUINO, BROWER, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, LOPRESTI, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, YAMASHITA, WARD, McDermott |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1823
Service Animals; Emotional Support Animals; Misrepresentation; Misdemeanor
RELATING TO SERVICE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS.
Defines emotional support animals and makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly make a misrepresentation regarding a service dog or emotional support animal. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
WARD, BROWER, CACHOLA, HASHEM, ITO, SAY, SOUKI |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1824
Government Ethics; Elective Officers; Limiting Private Incomes of Elected Officials
RELATING TO LIMITING PRIVATE RETAINERS OF ELECTIVE OFFICERS.
Prohibits elected officials from receiving income from private sources that exceeds twenty per cent of their government salary in aggregate. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
WARD, Brower, Say, Souki |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1825
Tourism; Short Form
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill relating to tourism. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, referral sheet 4 |
ONISHI |
TOU |
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HB1826
Tourism; Short Form
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill relating to tourism. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, referral sheet 4 |
ONISHI |
TOU |
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HB1827
Tourism; Short Form
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill relating to tourism. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, referral sheet 4 |
ONISHI |
TOU |
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HB1828
Tourism; Short Form
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill relating to tourism. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, referral sheet 4 |
ONISHI |
TOU |
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HB1829
Tourism; Short Form
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill relating to tourism. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, referral sheet 4 |
ONISHI |
TOU |
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HB1830
University of Hawaii; Special Fund
RELATING TO ENERGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Allows the deposit of funds appropriated by the Legislature into the University of Hawaii Green Special Fund (Fund). Requires legislative appropriation for all Fund expenditures. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-25-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325. |
MCKELVEY, CREAGAN, EVANS, C. LEE, LOWEN |
EEP, HED, FIN |
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HB1831
University of Hawaii; Procurement; Construction
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Reinstates the President of the University of Hawaii as the chief procurement officer for contracts for construction and construction related professional services provided that the contract does not exceed a certain amount. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, HED, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY, Hashem |
LAB, HED, FIN |
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HB1832
Audible Reverse Warning System; Large Vehicles; Residential Zones; Quiet Hours
RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL.
Prohibits the use of audible reverse warning systems on vehicles operating in residential zones, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any day. Requires operators of vehicles equipped with an audible reverse warning system to reverse the vehicle only when another person is available to direct the vehicle's reversing. Prohibits the use of motor vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more from operating in residential zones, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any day. Subjects violators to a fine of up to $1,000. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
ICHIYAMA |
TRN, HHS, JUD |
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HB1833
Fireworks; Property Owners; Prohibitions; Penalties; Liability
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Prohibits a property owner to knowingly permit a person on the property to possess, purchase, store, or set off, any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic without a valid license or permit. Establishes penalties. Establishes property owner liability for fireworks violations on the property. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
ICHIYAMA |
JUD |
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HB1834
Public Safety; Emergencies; Natural Disasters; Civil Defense; DOD; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCIES.
Appropriates $100,000 to the Department of Defense for the installation of new outdoor sirens in the Salt Lake area of Oahu. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
ICHIYAMA |
PBS, FIN |
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HB1835
Aquatic Resources; Bottomfish; DLNR
RELATING TO BOTTOMFISH.
Ensures that DLNR regulations related to bottomfishing are supported by the current status of stocks and scientific evidence. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH/EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, CREAGAN, CULLEN, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, OHNO, SOUKI, TODD, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA |
OMH/EEP, WAL, FIN |
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HB1836
Liquefied Natural Gas; Utilities
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Prohibits utilities from engaging in large-scale import of liquefied natural gas. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
THIELEN |
EEP, CPC |
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HB1837
Gas Utility Companies; Fossil Fuels; Hydraulic Fracturing
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a study regarding hydraulic fracturing and establish limits on the amounts of fossil fuels derived from hydraulic fracturing that gas utility companies may use. Requires gas utility companies that use imported fossil fuels to comply with an application and public hearing process. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
THIELEN |
EEP, CPC |
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HB1838
PUC; Fuels; Importation; Fracking; Report
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission's annual report to the Governor to include information about fossil fuels that each gas and electric utility company imports into the State, including the amount, type, and sources of fossil fuels imported; and the amount of fossil fuels derived from hydraulic fracturing. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
THIELEN |
EEP, CPC |
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HB1839
Renewable Energy; Gas; Renewable Portfolio Standard
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Requires gas utility companies to establish renewable energy portfolio standards for gas. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
THIELEN |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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HB1840
CIP; 31st Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 31st Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
JOHANSON |
FIN |
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HB1841
Short Form; Energy
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Short form bill relating to energy. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, referral sheet 4 |
C. LEE |
EEP |
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HB1842
Short Form; Environment
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Short form bill relating to the environment. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP, referral sheet 4 |
C. LEE |
EEP |
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HB1843
Short Form; Attorney General
RELATING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Short form bill relating to attorney general. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1844
Short Form; Civil Rights
RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
Short form bill relating to civil rights. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1845
Short Form; Crime Prevention
RELATING TO CRIME PREVENTION.
Short form bill relating to crime prevention. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1846
Short Form; Judges
RELATING TO JUDGES.
Short form bill relating to judges. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1847
Statute of Limitations; Civil Actions; Sexual Abuse of a Minor
RELATING TO LIMITATION OF ACTIONS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Extends the period during which a victim of child sexual abuse may bring an otherwise time-barred civil action against the victim's abuser or an entity with a duty of care. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1848
Racial Profiling Prevention; Law Enforcement; Policies and Training; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO RACIAL PROFILING PREVENTION.
Prohibits state and county law enforcement officers from using a person's race or ethnicity to form probable cause or reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle. Appropriates moneys for the implementation of an annual racial profiling prevention training program for state and county law enforcement officers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1849
Police Officers; Disciplinary Action; Public Records; Disclosure
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires police departments to disclose to the legislature the identity of an officer upon the officer's 2nd suspension in a 5 year period or discharge. Requires disclosure under the Uniform Information Practices Act after a police officer's 2nd suspension in a 5-year period. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1850
Penal Code; Promoting Pornography for Minors
RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY.
Clarifies that the offense of promoting pornography for minors does not apply to a legal guardian of a minor. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1851
Penal Code; Obscenity; In Loco Parentis; Definition; Promoting Pornography for Minors; School Staff
RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY.
Adds a definition for "in loco parentis" to chapter 712, HRS. Clarifies that the offense of promoting pornography for minors does not apply to a person who acts within the person's capacity and scope of employment as a member of the staff of any school. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
EDN, JUD |
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HB1852
Penal Code; Obscenity; Pornography; Definition
RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY.
Clarifies that the prurient interest referenced in the definition of "pornographic for minors" does not relate specifically to the minor. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
JUD |
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HB1853
State Ethics Commission; State Ethics Code; Gift Disclosure Statements; Financial Disclosures; Investigations; Training
RELATING TO THE STATE ETHICS CODE.
Clarifies State Ethics Code provisions on gifts disclosure statements, retention of financial disclosure statements, investigations, and training. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
NISHIMOTO |
LAB, JUD |
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HB1854
State Ethics Commission; Lobbyists; Administrative Fines; Settlement Agreement
RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.
Amends the lobbyists law to eliminate outdated references to criminal violations and to clarify that the State Ethics Commission may require payment of an administrative fine or restitution pursuant to a settlement agreement. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
NISHIMOTO |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB1855
State Ethics Commission; Ethics Violations; Restitution
RELATING TO ETHICS.
Empowers the State Ethics Commission to require the payment of restitution for ethics violations after a hearing or agreement between the parties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
NISHIMOTO |
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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HB1856
Interpreters; Sign Language; Deaf; Disability and Communication Access Board; Criminal Proceedings
RELATING TO SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS.
Provides for the right to a certified sign language interpreter at any stage of a criminal proceeding, including the taking of a person into custody prior to being charged with any offense. Provides that administrative fines be deposited into the DCAB special fund and criminal fines be deposited into the court interpreting services revolving fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
EVANS |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1857
Gestational Surrogacy; Contracts; Terms
RELATING TO GESTATIONAL SURROGACY.
Provides that gestational surrogacy is permitted only when a contract containing certain terms has been executed between a gestational surrogate and a commissioning couple. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
EVANS |
HHS, CPC, JUD |
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HB1858
Attorney General; Dependent Elder Abuse; Civil Action; Caregivers
RELATING TO ELDER ABUSE.
Specifies that the caregivers against whom the Attorney General may bring a civil action on behalf of the State for alleged abuse of a dependent elder includes employees or agents of the State whose duty is to oversee or manage the financial affairs of a dependent elder. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
EVANS |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1859
Emancipation of Minors; Children; Parents; Family Court
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Allows a minor to petition the Family Court for emancipation, and directs the court regarding investigation of the petition, appointment of legal counsel and a guardian ad litem for the petitioner, and the findings necessary to grant the petition. Specifies the rights gained by the minor upon emancipation and authorizes the court to require the minor's parents or legal guardians to pay for any services ordered by the court. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
EVANS |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1860
Landscaping; Landscape Workers; Pesticide; Applicator Certification
RELATING TO LANDSCAPE WORKFORCE.
Requires that landscape workers participate in a general use pesticide training workshop or educational program and obtain a certification prior to the application of general use pesticides. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB/AGR, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
EVANS, CREAGAN |
LAB/AGR, CPC |
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HB1861
Small Business; Short Form
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.
Short form bill relating to small business. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDB, referral sheet 4 |
EVANS |
EDB |
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HB1862
Manufacturing; Short Form
RELATING TO MANUFACTURING.
Short form bill relating to manufacturing. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDB, referral sheet 4 |
EVANS |
EDB |
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HB1863
Enterprise Zones; Short Form
RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.
Short form bill relating to enterprise zones. |
(H)
1/24/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
EVANS |
EDB |
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HB1864
Renewable Energy Technologies; Income Tax Credit; Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
Expands the income tax credit for renewable energy technologies to include ocean thermal energy conversion systems constructed for the purposes of research and development. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-25-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325. |
EVANS, LOWEN |
EEP, EDB, FIN |
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HB1865
Transit-Oriented Development; Community Districts
RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes Transit-Oriented Development Community Districts within the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to develop districts along certain rail stations in the Honolulu rail station transit corridor. Allows the HCDA to enter into public-private partnerships for a lease-back arrangement of lands and coordinate activities outside of the district, including construction. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN/HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
BROWER, EVANS, HOLT, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LEARMONT, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OHNO, ONISHI, San Buenaventura |
TRN/HSG, WAL, FIN |
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HB1866
Land Use; Boundaries; Housing Development
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Upon approval by county land use decision-making authority, and with concurrence from Land Use Commission, requires boundary amendments reflected in certain plans to be adopted in accordance with such approved plans. Increases housing inventory by prioritizing funding for public infrastructure in areas of planned growth, and provides a streamlined approval process for those projects. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
BROWER, EVANS, HOLT, KONG, LEARMONT, C. LEE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, WOODSON, Keohokalole, LoPresti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura |
HSG, WAL, FIN |
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HB1867
Employment; Health; Paid Family and Medical Leave; Insurance ($)
RELATING TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.
Establishes the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. Creates fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1868
Employment; State and County Employers; Payment of Wages
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Amends the definition of "employer" in chapter 388, HRS, to include the State and counties when a provision in that chapter has no comparable provision in chapter 78, HRS. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1869
Landlord Tenant Code; Holdover Seller; Exemption
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.
Provides a specific exemption to the landlord tenant code for sellers who occupy the residential real property after the transfer of the seller's ownership rights. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC |
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HB1870
Certified Public Accountants; Mobility; Substantial Equivalency; State Board of Public Accountancy
RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY.
Establishes procedures for an out-of-state individual licensed as a certified public accountant or certain accountancy firms to be granted practice privileges in this State by the board of public accountancy if the licensee or firm meets certain qualifications and requirements for substantial equivalency. Makes conforming amendments to the laws relating to public accountancy to reflect practice privileges. Takes effect on 1/1/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1871
Taxation; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Specifies that a person authorized to collect rent for another person is not required to pay the general excise tax on behalf of the owner. Specifies that transient accommodations brokers are not required to pay the transient accommodations tax unless acting as an operator. Specifies that advertisements through transient accommodations brokers are subject to advertising requirements. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
TOU, FIN |
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HB1872
Transient Accommodations; Local Contact
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
Requires transient accommodations operators to designate local contacts who are licensed real estate brokers or salespersons. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TOU, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
TOU, CPC |
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HB1873
Condominiums; Associations; Unit Owners; Cure of Default; Disputed Charges; Common Expense Assessments
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a nonjudicial foreclosure. Establishes procedures that provide condominium owners with the right to submit disputed legal fees, penalties or fines, late fees, lien filing fees, or other charges, except for common expense assessments, to the mediation process prior to payment. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC, JUD |
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HB1874
Condominiums; Associations; Unit Owners; Mediation; Arbitration; Condominium Education Trust Fund
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Expands the scope of the condominium education trust fund to cover voluntary binding arbitration between interested parties. Amends the conditions that mandate mediation and exceptions to mandatory mediation. Makes conforming amendments. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1875
Specialty Contractors; Incidental and Supplemental Work
RELATING TO SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS.
Requires the Contractors License Board to adopt rules to define "incidental and supplemental to the performance of work" and to set the percentage of a craft or trade in which a specialty contractor may engage without a license while performing work in a craft or trade for which the contractor is licensed. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
LAB, CPC |
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HB1876
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Insurers; Offices
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Allows licensed producers of motor vehicle insurers to satisfy the requirement that insurers provide a complete sales and claims office in the State by instead allowing the licensed producer to establish and maintain a sales and claims office. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1877
Contractors; Exemptions
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.
Raises the threshold under the contractor licensing law's handyman exemption from $1,000 to $5,000. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
LAB, CPC |
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HB1878
Electrical Contractor; High Voltage; Exemption
RELATING TO ELECTRICIANS.
Clarifies that employees performing high voltage electrical work for electrical contractors licensed under Chapter 444, Hawaii Revised Statutes, are exempt from Chapter 448E, Hawaii Revised Statutes under certain conditions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
LAB, IAC, CPC |
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HB1879
Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Application Screening Fee
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Establishes an application screening fee that a landlord may charge an applicant to obtain information about the applicant and establishes the applicant's right to review the credit report obtained by the landlord if the applicant paid the application screening fee. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1880
Electrical Contractors; Exemption; Licensing
RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS.
Extends the sunset date of the limited exemption from licensing requirements for electrical contractors retained by an electric utility to work with high voltage and who are deemed qualified by the electric utility. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
LAB, IAC, CPC |
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HB1881
Taxation; College Savings Program Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a college savings program income tax credit. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKUMI, TODD, Yamashita |
HED, FIN |
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HB1882
Public Schools; Access to Technology; Laptop and Tablet Computers; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds for laptop or tablet computers to be used by teachers and students for digital teaching and learning to ensure that students in public schools have fair access to technology. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TAKUMI, TODD, YAMASHITA, Learmont |
EDN, FIN |
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HB1883
Agricultural Theft and Vandalism Pilot Project; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a two-year agricultural theft and vandalism pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the county of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to AGR, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
CREAGAN, BROWER, EVANS, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Gates, Ing, Learmont, LoPresti, Morikawa, San Buenaventura |
AGR, JUD, FIN |
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HB1884
Hawaii Right to Farm Act; Subsistence Farming
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Clarifies that "subsistence farming" is included as a protected activity under the Hawaii Right to Farm Act. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
CREAGAN, BROWER, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, NAKASHIMA, SAY, TAKAYAMA, Evans, Hashem, Learmont, LoPresti, Morikawa, San Buenaventura, Thielen |
AGR, FIN |
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HB1885
Family Court; Minors; Foster Custody; Tort Action
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.
Requires certain persons to immediately report a potential tort claim to the family court when that person has reason to believe that a child in foster custody has suffered an injury that may arise to a tort claim. Establishes procedures for the family court to allow a child in foster custody who has suffered an injury to seek outside legal representation for a claim of damages as a result of a tort. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
CREAGAN, BROWER, CACHOLA, EVANS, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCDERMOTT, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, QUINLAN, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, WARD, Hashem, Learmont, Nishimoto, Onishi, San Buenaventura |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1886
Higher Education; Senior Citizens; Pilot Program
RELATING TO SENIOR CITIZENS.
Establishes a senior citizen higher education access pilot program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Requires a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2024. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
CREAGAN, CACHOLA, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KONG, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, YAMASHITA, Souki |
HED, FIN |
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HB1887
University of Hawaii; Procurement; Construction
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Reinstates the President of the University of Hawaii as the chief procurement officer for contracts for construction and construction related professional services provided that the contract does not exceed a certain amount. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, HED, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY, CREAGAN, HASHEM, ONISHI, Learmont |
LAB, HED, FIN |
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HB1888
Higher Education; Short Form
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to higher education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY |
HED |
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HB1889
Higher Education; Short Form
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to higher education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY |
HED |
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HB1890
Higher Education; Short Form
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Short form bill relating to higher education. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY |
HED |
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HB1891
University of Hawaii; Short Form
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Short form bill relating to the University of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY |
HED |
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HB1892
University of Hawaii; Short Form
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Short form bill relating to the University of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, referral sheet 4 |
MCKELVEY |
HED |
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HB1893
Cannabis; Cannabidiol Products; Opioid Use Disorder
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Includes the medical use of cannabidiol products as allowable medical uses of cannabis for opioid use disorder. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, Kobayashi, San Buenaventura |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1894
DHS; Grant Writing; Capture Manager; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Authorizes the Department of Human Services to contract the services of a dedicated capture manager responsible for securing grant and other funding opportunities for the Department of Human Services. Makes an appropriation. Repeals on 6/30/2020. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, KOBAYASHI, NISHIMOTO, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1895
Dialysis Centers; Certification; Health Care Facilities; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes positions and appropriates funds to assist in the review, certification, and recertification of dialysis centers and other health care facilities under the purview of DOH. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, KOBAYASHI, NISHIMOTO, San Buenaventura, Yamashita |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1896
Health Care; Access; Task Force
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes a health care access task force to review health care policies, the affordable care act, and other jurisdictions' health care legislative proposals to determine ways the state can increase access to health care. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, KOBAYASHI, NISHIMOTO, San Buenaventura, Yamashita |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1897
Auditor; Domestic Violence Nonprofit Organizations; Report
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires the Auditor to conduct an audit of each domestic violence nonprofit organization that has received state funding in the past 5 years. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1898
General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Increase
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Increases the general excise and use tax by 0.5% for 6 years to provide a dedicated funding source for the department of education and programs of the department of human services addressing homelessness. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
FIN |
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HB1899
Fish Labeling; Fines; Special Fund; Prohibition; Public Health ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes penalties for the misbranding of fish or fish products that results in consumer illness. Creates the Fish Misbranding Special Fund. Authorizes the Director of Health to prohibit the sale of fish or fish products deemed to be a credible health concern. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to OMH/HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, SAY, TAKUMI |
OMH/HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1900
State budget.
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
To adjust and request appropriations for Fiscal Biennium 2017-19 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
FIN |
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HB1901
Medicaid; Homelessness; Supportive Housing Services; Department of Human Services; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires DHS, in collaboration with DOH, to review the progress of the Hawaii pathways project pilot and continue to pursue efforts to utilize medicaid to provide supportive housing services for chronically homeless individuals. Provides considerations for DHS in planning for the expansion of supportive housing services provided through medicaid managed care plans. Requires DHS to report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KOBAYASHI, SAY, TAKUMI |
HHS/HSG, FIN |
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HB1902
Military Appreciation Month
RELATING TO MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.
Designates May as Military Appreciation Month in Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to VMI, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, KOBAYASHI, NISHIMOTO, San Buenaventura, Yamashita |
VMI, FIN |
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HB1903
Hawaii Alcohol and Opioid Addiction Awareness and Recovery Month
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Designates September as "Hawaii Alcohol and Opioid Addiction Awareness and Recovery Month" to promote public awareness of and recovery from alcohol and opioid addiction. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, KOBAYASHI, NISHIMOTO, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1904
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Drug Testing; Pilot Program
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires DHS to administer a 2-year drug screening and testing pilot program for applicants and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families benefits. Allows applicants and recipients to receive benefits if the applicant submits proof of entry into substance abuse treatment and later provides proof of successful completion of the program. Sunsets on 6/30/2020. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, NISHIMOTO, Kobayashi |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1905
Comprehensive Sexuality Health Education
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Adds specific requirements to Hawaii's existing sexuality health education law. Requires the BOE and DOE to collaborate to provide curricula information to the public. Requires students to be excused from the provided instruction upon written request by a parent or guardian. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, EVANS, Kobayashi |
HHS, EDN, FIN |
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HB1906
Health Care Worker; Intentionally Cause Bodily Injury; Felony Penalty
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
Makes intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a health care worker a Class C felony. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB/HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, NISHIMOTO, Evans, Kobayashi |
LAB/HHS, JUD |
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HB1907
Internet Marketing and Purchase of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Act of 2018; Electronic Smoking Device; Remote Sale; Mail Order; Internet Sale
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Prohibits the remote sale and shipment of cigarettes and tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to consumers except to licensed wholesalers or dealers and permit-holding retailers. Makes violation of the prohibition a class C felony. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, ICHIYAMA, Evans, Kobayashi |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1908
Prohibited; Multiburst Trigger Activators
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Prohibits multiburst trigger activators. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, NISHIMOTO, SAY |
JUD, CPC |
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HB1909
Feral Bird or Pigeon Nuisance; Filth; Cleaning of Nuisance; Department of Health
RELATING TO NUISANCES.
Requires the department of health to examine into all feral bird and pigeon nuisance complaints and requires the department to order the owner to abate, destroy, remove, or prevent the nuisance and clean the filth resulting from a feral bird or pigeon nuisance. Defines "feral bird or pigeon nuisance". |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, ITO, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, THIELEN |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1910
CIP; 34th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 34th Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA |
FIN |
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HB1911
Care Facilities; Uncertified; Unlicensed; Enforcement
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate care facilities reported to be operating without an appropriate certificate or license issued by the Department. Establishes penalties for violations and for patient referral or transfer to uncertified or unlicensed care facilities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, KEOHOKALOLE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, OHNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashem, Takayama |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1912
Kupuna Caregivers Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CAREGIVERS PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds for implementation of the kupuna caregivers program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, BROWER, CACHOLA, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, THIELEN, TOKIOKA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1913
Kupuna Caucus; Kupuna Care; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGING.
Makes an appropriation to DOH for the kupuna care program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1914
Kupuna Caucus; Aging and Disability Resource Center; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.
Appropriates funds for the Aging and Disability Resource Center. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1915
Aging and Disability Resource Centers; Health; Services
RELATING TO AGING.
Ensures that state and county planning efforts for the delivery of services to the aged or disabled share budgets, data, insights, strategies, goals, and definitions of success and recommendations. Reforms and improves the timely movement of funding and approvals to ensure that there are no delays in the delivery of services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Souki |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1916
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; Executive Office on Aging; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the executive office on aging to annually update the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Ito |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1917
Nurse Aides; Recertification
RELATING TO NURSE AIDES.
Adds dementia training and a passing score on an examination on that training as an option for the recertification of nurse aides working in state-licensed and state-certified health care settings other than medicare or medicaid certified nursing facilities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, YAMASHITA |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1918
Kupuna Caucus; Healthy Aging Partnership; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1919
Publicly Funded Residential Housing; Visitability Standards
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires that construction and renovation of publicly funded residential housing incorporate housing visitability standards. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, YAMASHITA |
WAL, CPC, FIN |
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HB1920
Residential Housing; Visitability Standards; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes an income tax credit for the cost of construction and renovation that complies with residential housing visitability standards. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
TAKAYAMA, CREAGAN, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KONG, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, SOUKI, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, Cachola |
HSG, FIN |
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HB1921
General Excise Tax; Medical Devices; Exemption
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Exempts gross receipts from the sale of diabetic supplies, medical oxygen, human blood and its derivatives, durable medical equipment, and mobility enhancing equipment from the general excise tax. Expands the scope of prosthetic devices exempted from the general excise tax to include devices worn on the body. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1922
Health; Quality Assurance Committees; Definition
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Amends the definition of "quality assurance committee" to include committees established by long-term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, hospices, and authorized state agencies. Allows for the creation of a quality assurance committee outside of a single health plan or hospital. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1923
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; Sudden Unexpected Infant Death; Safe Sleep Policy
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires operators of child care facilities, including family child care homes, group child care centers, and group child care homes, and infant and toddler child care centers that care for children less than 1 year of age to comply with additional requirements for safe sleep policies to prevent sudden unexpected infant deaths and sudden infant death syndrome in accordance with rules adopted by DHS. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1924
Obesity; Menu Education and Labeling Act
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires a franchise retail food establishment to include nutritional information about each standard menu item. Establishes a penalty for violation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
MIZUNO |
HHS, CPC |
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HB1925
State Lottery; Homelessness; Pilot Project ($)
RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.
Establishes a three-year Hawaii state lottery pilot project and Hawaii state lottery task force to examine the feasibility of establishing a state lottery, the proceeds of which would be used to address homeless issues. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO, BROWER, SAIKI |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1926
Homelessness; Central Homeless Intake Office; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Establishes the Central Homeless Intake Office within DHS to assess homeless individuals and families and refer them to assistance services. Makes an appropriation for the Intake Office. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1927
High Deductible Health Plans; Health Savings Accounts; Insurance
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes the issuance of employer-sponsored high deductible health plans, if certain conditions are met. Requires maintenance of health savings accounts in conjunction with high deductible health plans. Specifies that employers and insurers that buy or sell high deductible health plans remain subject to the Prepaid Health Care Act. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB1928
Blind Persons; Parental Rights
RELATING TO A RIGHT TO PARENT FOR BLIND PERSONS.
Establishes parental rights for blind parents or prospective blind parents in the context of child welfare, foster care, family law, and adoption. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
MIZUNO |
HHS, JUD, FIN |
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HB1929
Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Emergency Rulemaking
RELATING TO THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.
Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to adopt emergency rules if the Board finds that Hawaii's collective bargaining in public employment law, or the application thereof, is inconsistent with any federal or state law and the adoption of an emergency rule is urgently needed. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1930
Public Employment; Collective Bargaining
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
Amends collective bargaining law to ensure that exclusive bargaining representatives retain the resources necessary to adequately represent public employees and remove economic incentive to free ride. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1931
Public Employees; Political Exemption; Collective Bargaining; Union Fees
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
Broadens an employee's exemption from support of a bargaining unit's exclusive representative to include political objection. Permits the exclusive representative to require an employee, in lieu of union fees, to pay an equivalent amount to a non-profit charitable fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1932
Emergency Rules; Public Proceedings and Records
RELATING TO EMERGENCY RULES BY AGENCIES.
Authorizes agencies to adopt specified emergency rules to lessen disruptions to prior practices caused from changes to federal law, Hawaii legislation, or court decisions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1933
Counties; Motor Vehicles; Mopeds; Trailers; Transfer of Ownership
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Requires transferors and transferees of used motor vehicles, mopeds, and trailers, including motor vehicles whose owners do not intend to drive the vehicle on public highways, to appear together before the county director of finance with government-issued identification to finalize a transfer of ownership. Directs police officers to remove from public streets any motor vehicle, moped, or trailer not properly transferred. Requires transferees to present a valid certificate of ownership in order to claim a vehicle removed from a public street. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1934
Environmental Protection; Injection Wells; Prohibition
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Prohibits the construction of injection wells. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
QUINLAN, GATES, HOLT, JOHANSON, C. LEE, SAIKI, TODD, Nakamura |
EEP/HHS, FIN |
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HB1935
State and County Tort Liability; Lifeguard Services
RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.
Makes an exemption from tort liability for the State and counties arising from lifeguard services, except for gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
QUINLAN, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HOLT, NAKAMURA, ONISHI, TODD, TOKIOKA, THIELEN, Brower, Morikawa, Nakashima |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1936
Environmental Courts; Original Jurisdiction; Parking Violations; Administrative Rules
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS.
Exempts all proceedings relating to parking violations under certain administrative rules from the exclusive, original jurisdiction of the environmental courts. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
QUINLAN, GATES, HOLT, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, NISHIMOTO, TODD |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1937
Polystyrene Foam Products; Prohibition
RELATING TO POLYSTYRENE FOAM CONTAINERS.
Prohibits the sale and use of polystyrene foam containers statewide. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EEP/HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
QUINLAN, GATES, JOHANSON, C. LEE, TODD |
EEP/HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1938
School Bus; Passing; Overtaking; State Highways; Penalty
RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.
Increases the fine to not more than $1,000 for passing or overtaking a school bus on a state highway while the bus is stopped and its visual signals are turned on. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
QUINLAN, AQUINO, EVANS, GATES, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, TODD, YAMASHITA, Morikawa, San Buenaventura |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1939
Private Utility Projects; DLIR; Wage Rate
RELATING TO WAGES.
Requires that public utility workers on private utility projects be paid the prevailing wage rate established by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for public works projects. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
JOHANSON, C. LEE |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1940
Contractors License Board; Specialty Contractor; Rulemaking
RELATING TO SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS.
Requires the Contractors License Board to adopt rules to define "incidental and supplemental to the performance of work" with regard to the Board's ability to classify and limit the amounts of unlicensed work that a specialty licensed contractor may perform. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
JOHANSON |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1941
Education; Multilingualism; World Languages; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.00 FTE) world languages institutional support position within the Department of Education. Appropriates funds to fund the position. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
WOODSON, AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CULLEN, DECOITE, HOLT, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
EDN, FIN |
SB2510 |
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HB1942
Transportation; Motor Vehicle; Driver Licensing; REAL ID; State Civil Identification Card
RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING.
Authorizes the issuance of limited purpose driver's licenses, limited purpose provisional driver's licenses, and limited purpose instruction permits to include applicants who voluntarily choose to obtain a REAL ID compliant State Civil Identification Card. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CULLEN, DECOITE, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, YAMANE, Nakashima, San Buenaventura |
TRN, JUD |
SB2512 |
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HB1943
Office of Language Access; Program Specialist Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.
Appropriates funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.00 FTE) permanent program specialist positions within the office of language access to assist state agencies and state-funded agencies in implementing the requirements of Hawaii's language access law. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
AQUINO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CULLEN, DECOITE, HOLT, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
HHS, FIN |
SB2511 |
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HB1944
Filipino-American World War II Veterans; Burial Grants; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE.
Establishes the Filipino-American Veterans of World War II burial assistance program. Establishes the Filipino-American veterans of World War II burial assistance program special fund. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to VMI, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
CACHOLA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CULLEN, DECOITE, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, YAMANE, Nakashima |
VMI, FIN |
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HB1945
Pickup Trucks; Passenger Regulations; Counties
RELATING TO PICKUP TRUCKS.
Authorizes a county to adopt rules or ordinances that place stricter limitations on a passenger seated in the bed or loading-carrying area of a pickup truck while the vehicle is in operation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1946
Maui County Prosecuting Attorney; Career Criminal Prosecution Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE CAREER CRIMINAL PROSECUTION PROGRAM.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Maui for the career criminal prosecution program. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325. |
SOUKI |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1947
High Street; Maui; Martin Luther King Jr. Street
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Renames High Street in Wailuku, Maui, to Martin Luther King Jr. Street. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRN, JUD |
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HB1948
Licensing; Audiologists; Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters
RELATING TO LICENSING.
Clarifies that the licensing requirements for hearing aid dealers and fitters shall not apply to audiologists licensed pursuant to chapter 468E, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to IAC, HHS, CPC, referral sheet 5 |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
IAC, HHS, CPC |
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HB1949
Naturopathic Physicians; Testosterone; Naturopathic Formulary
RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE.
Authorizes a naturopathic physician to prescribe testosterone consistent with naturopathic medical practice. Clarifies that narcotic drugs shall not be included within the naturopathic formulary. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MIZUNO, TAKUMI |
HHS, IAC, CPC/JUD |
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HB1950
Healthcare; Practice of Pharmacy
RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.
Amends the definition of "practice of pharmacy" to expand the scope of services and specific medications that pharmacists may furnish. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TAKUMI |
HHS, IAC, CPC |
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HB1951
Dental Hygienists
RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS.
Clarifies the requirements for dental hygienists to practice under the general supervision of a dentist, including requiring that the dental hygienists complete 1 year of employment, complete 4 hours of medical emergency coursework, and retain various certifications and other documents at each office of employment. Requires the supervising licensed dentist to have written emergency protocols and authorization for the general supervision of dental hygienists; to limit the number of generally supervised dental hygienists to 3; and not take a leave of more than 15 days from the office where a dental hygienist practices. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to IAC, CPC, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, MIZUNO, TAKUMI, Ichiyama |
IAC, CPC |
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HB1952
Penal Code; Criminal Procedure; Victims and Witnesses of Sexual Offenses; Right to Speedy Trial
RELATING TO SPEEDY TRIAL.
Creates a statutory right of victims and witnesses of sexual offenses under part V of chapter 707, HRS, to a speedy trial in criminal cases involving adult defendants. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MIZUNO |
JUD, FIN |
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HB1953
Child Support; Enforcement; Evidence of Compliance; Modification
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.
Allows the child support enforcement agency, at the request of a noncustodial parent or on its own initiative, to require a custodial parent to provide evidence that child support funds are being spent in compliance with an order of support. Allows a noncustodial parent to petition the family court for modification of a child support order if the custodial parent does not provide the requested evidence. Requires the child support enforcement agency to hold the portion of disputed child support funds in trust pending the final disposition of the petition. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, MIZUNO, TAKUMI, McKelvey |
HHS, JUD |
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HB1954
Mortgage Foreclosure; Attorney; Real Property
RELATING TO FORECLOSURE.
Requires complaints for mortgage foreclosure cases to include various supporting documents demonstrating the authority of the mortgagee to foreclose. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, MCKELVEY, Ichiyama, Takumi |
CPC, JUD |
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HB1955
Hotels; Training; Human Trafficking
RELATING TO HOTELS.
Requires the HTA to make available to hotel owners, operators, and employees a course of training on appropriate handling and response procedures for suspected human trafficking activities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA |
HHS, TOU, FIN |
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HB1956
DHS; Adult Protective and Community Services; Performance and Management Audit
RELATING TO ADULT ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Requires the Auditor to conduct a performance and management audit of the Department of Human Services Adult Protective and Community Services branch and to report its findings to the 2019 Legislature. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329. |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TAKUMI |
HHS, FIN |
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HB1957
Foreclosure by Action; Negotiable Instruments; Secured Transactions
RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.
Prohibits a person who is entitled enforce a mortgage note as a negotiable instrument from also foreclosing on the property in a foreclosure by action unless the person is the owner, as opposed to a holder, of the mortgage note. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, TAKUMI |
CPC, FIN |
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HB1958
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Small Business Research Grants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Authorizes HTDC to issue phase II and III awards in the form of convertible note loans. Appropriates moneys. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
EVANS, HOLT, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA |
EDB, FIN |
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HB1959
DBEDT; Duties; Functions; Innovative Activity Development
RELATING TO INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT.
Expands the duties and functions of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to include innovative activity development. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
EVANS, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA |
EDB, FIN |
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HB1960
Aquaculture; Conference; Appropriation; Economic Development; Hawaii 2020 Initiative
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Appropriates funds to support the planning and participation of the Hawaii aquaculture industry in the Aquaculture America 2020 conference. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDB/OMH, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, NAKASHIMA, DeCoite, Holt, Johanson, Yamashita |
EDB/OMH, FIN |
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HB1961
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Small Business; Innovation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Provides an appropriation for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to support the continuation of business accelerator programs. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
EVANS, HOLT, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA |
EDB, FIN |
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HB1962
DBEDT; Automated Manufacturing; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MANUFACTURING.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct an economic development study on automated manufacturing opportunities in Hawaii. Makes an appropriation for the study. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to EDB/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, YAMASHITA |
EDB/LAB, FIN |
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HB1963
Procurement; Joint Offers
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Directs the procurement policy board to adopt rules for joint offers and joint awards. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, DeCoite, Johanson, Keohokalole, McKelvey, Nakashima |
LAB, FIN |
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HB1964
Conveyance Tax; Public Education; Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Increases the conveyance tax for certain properties valued at $4,000,000 or greater. Establishes the Tianxin Zhang public education special fund and deposits a portion of conveyance tax moneys into the special fund. Requires moneys in the special fund to be used for educational programs and activities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HSG, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
SAY |
HSG, EDN, FIN |
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HB1965
Veterans Treatment Court; Appropriation
RELATING TO VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.
Appropriates funds to the veterans treatment court on the island of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to VMI, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, CREAGAN, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD |
VMI, JUD, FIN |
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HB1966
Massage Therapy; Licensure; Exemptions
RELATING TO MASSAGE THERAPY.
Exempts individuals specializing in only foot, hand, and outer ear manipulation from licensure as a massage therapist. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to IAC, CPC, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, MIZUNO, Creagan, Takumi |
IAC, CPC |
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HB1967
Registered Nurses; Doctors; Dentists; Dental Hygienists; Pharmacists; Psychologists; Preceptors; Tax Credits
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTOR TAX CREDITS.
Allows advanced practice registered nurses, physicians, dentists, and pharmacists to receive tax credits for acting as preceptors in volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotations provided to eligible students that enable the students to obtain an eligible healthcare professional degree or certificate. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
EVANS, CREAGAN, LOWEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD |
HHS, CPC, FIN |
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HB1968
University of Hawaii; Appropriation; Cooperative Extension Service ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.
Appropriates funds to the UH college of tropical agriculture and human resources cooperative extension service for one full-time ornamental plant extension agent. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, YAMASHITA, Learmont, San Buenaventura |
HED, FIN |
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HB1969
Seafood Sustainability; Functional Plan; Office of Planning
RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY.
Requires the office of planning, in coordination with the appropriate departmental agency, to prepare and periodically update a functional plan for seafood sustainability that expands the State's priority on food by including wild seafood as a viable food source. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309. |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, YAMASHITA, San Buenaventura |
EDB, FIN |
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HB1970
Hawaii Apprentice Hunting License Program; Established
RELATING TO HUNTING.
Establishes the Hawaii apprentice hunting license program. Allows a license holder to participate in hunting under certain conditions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to WAL, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, YAMASHITA, Learmont |
WAL, JUD, FIN |
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HB1971
Kunoa Cattle Company; Capital Improvement Programs; Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO KUNOA CATTLE COMPANY, LLC.
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kunoa Cattle Company, LLC, to fund the construction of a multi-species livestock farm, expansion of the slaughter and processing infrastructure, development of distribution assets and agritourism services, and expanding renewable energy assets. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, YAMASHITA, Learmont, San Buenaventura |
AGR, FIN |
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HB1972
State Small Boat Harbors; Ala Wai Boat Harbor; Use Permits; Public Auction
RELATING TO STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS.
Requires all use permits at the Ala Wai boat harbor to be obtained at public auction. Requires that public notice of the public auction for a use permit at the Ala Wai boat harbor be given and include certain information. Requires all public auctions for use permits at the Ala Wai boat harbor to be conducted by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources or an authorized employee of the department of land and natural resources under the direction of the board of land and natural resources without additional compensation. Takes effect on 8/1/2018. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
YAMANE, Cullen |
WAL, FIN |
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HB1973
LUC; DLNR; Public Agencies; Conservation Districts; Enforcement
RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.
Authorizes the Land Use Commission to compel any public agency to comply with its duties, responsibilities, and statutory requirements regarding conservation districts. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN |
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HB1974
DLNR; Natural Area Reserve Fund; Firefighter's Contingency Fund; Firefighting Equipment ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Transfers $1,000,000 from the natural area reserve fund to the firefighter's contingency fund to be expended to upgrade firefighting equipment to be used jointly by the State and counties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, TAKAYAMA |
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HB1975
Small Boat Harbors; Transfer to DOT; DLNR ($)
RELATING TO THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
Transfers small boat harbors, boating, ocean recreation, and coastal areas programs from the Department of Land and Natural Resources back to the Department of Transportation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, Aquino, C. Lee |
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HB1976
Waiahole Irrigation System; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO IRRIGATION.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to finance capital improvements to the Waiahole Irrigation System. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KONG, TODD, Onishi |
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HB1977
Watershed; Flood Mitigation; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Plan
RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.
Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop a strategic regional flood plan. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB1978
Short Form; State Parks
RELATING TO STATE PARKS.
Short form bill relating to state parks. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB1979
Short Form; Forestry
RELATING TO FORESTRY.
Short form bill relating to forestry. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB1980
Short Form; Sustainability
RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.
Short form bill relating to sustainability. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB1981
Short Form; Resilience
RELATING TO RESILIENCE.
Short form bill relating to resilience. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB1982
Short Form; Watersheds
RELATING TO WATERSHEDS.
Short form bill relating to watersheds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB1983
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Enforcement Officer Positions; Appropriation
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Appropriates funds from a special fund for enforcement officer positions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, Lowen |
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HB1984
Water Security Study; Climate Change; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WATER SECURITY.
Directs the Commission on Water Resource Management to conduct a statewide water security study reviewing past water supply, present water use, and future water availability by 2050. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN |
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HB1985
Land Use; Public Lands
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide an annual report to the Legislature with information regarding the value and status of public lands under chapter 173A, HRS. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN |
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HB1986
DBEDT; Carbon Offsets Program
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Establishes a carbon offsets program under the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism that allows state agencies and other interested parties to acquire carbon offset credits to offset their respective carbon emissions, and uses the resulting proceeds to fund projects that improve the State's water infrastructure or mitigate threats to water sustainability efforts due to climate change. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, LOWEN |
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HB1987
Commission on Water Resource Management; Stream Flow Study; Statewide ($)
RELATING TO STREAMS.
Appropriates funds to the Commission on Water Resource Management for a study on streamflows in the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN |
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HB1988
DLNR; Ala Wai Boat Harbor; Lease
RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.
Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to lease fast lands and submerged lands at the Ala Wai boat harbor for office space, parking, commercial use, hotel use, training facilities, vessel use, and deep seawater air-conditioning plants. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN |
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HB1989
Land Use; DOA; DLNR; Non-agricultural Park Lands
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to transfer to the Department of Agriculture by 6/30/2020, all lands under its ownership that are classified for agricultural use and have been identified by the Department of Agriculture as suitable for transfer. Repeals the requirement that the land transfers be made upon the mutual agreement and approval of the Board of Agriculture and the Board of Land and Natural Resources. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE |
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HB1990
Lobbyists; Appointments; Prohibition
RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.
Prohibits appointment of lobbyists to government positions that are directly responsible for approval, authorization, or oversight of matters in which the former lobbyist participated as a lobbyist. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, LOWEN |
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HB1991
Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Carbon Tax; Environmental Protection
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Imposes a tax of $10 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted from the use of fossil fuel. Requires 20% of the tax collected to be deposited into the Environmental Response Revolving Fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, KEOHOKALOLE, Creagan, Gates, C. Lee |
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HB1992
Economy; Employment; Jobs for All Public Option; Task Force
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of creating a public option to provide jobs within state government. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, GATES, LOWEN, Creagan |
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HB1993
Inmates; Out-of-State Correctional Institutions; Public Safety; Annual Report
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires that any inmate transferred to any out-of-state correctional institution be subject to the continuing jurisdiction of Hawaii and authorizes the removal of the inmate from the correctional institution. Requires the Director of Public Safety to submit an annual public report with information related to Hawaii inmates, including statistics and Department procedures on inmate deaths and serious or violent incidents involving inmates. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, TAKAYAMA |
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HB1994
Federal Immigration Enforcement; Law Enforcement Agencies; United States Customs and Border Protection; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Prohibits state law enforcement agencies from complying with federal immigration detainers or honoring requests for non-public information unless specifically required to do so by a warrant signed by a judge or provisions of federal, state, or local law. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN |
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HB1995
Broadband Internet Service; Public Utility; Net Neutrality
RELATING TO BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS.
Regulates broadband internet service providers to ensure a free and open Internet. Establishes a task force to examine the costs and benefits of creating a state-owned public utility company to provide broadband internet service. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, CREAGAN, GATES, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MIZUNO, Brower |
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HB1996
Pretrial Release; Pretrial Risk Assessment; Bail
RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
Requires courts to order any person charged with a criminal offense to be released on personal recognizance pending trial, unless the person is a flight risk, unlikely to appear for trial, or a danger to others. Requires the Judiciary to establish and maintain a Pretrial Services Program to conduct pretrial risk assessments. Repeals state laws relating to bail. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN |
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HB1997
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Vessel Stranding; Task Force
RELATING TO VESSELS.
Establishes a task force to review the process that the Department of Land and Natural Resources uses to respond to vessels stranded in nearshore waters and report to the Legislature on its findings. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, LOWEN, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN |
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HB1998
Hawaiian Cultural Reserve; Traditional and Customary Practices; Subdivisions; Condominium Property Regimes
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESERVES.
Requires counties to provide for the establishment of Hawaiian cultural reserves as a condition for approval and development of subdivisions and of condominium property regimes on agricultural and rural lands that allow for construction of at least three dwelling units. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES |
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HB1999
Training; Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian Rights; Office of Hawaiian Affairs
RELATING TO TRAINING.
Requires certain government decision-makers at the state and county levels to attend a training course on native Hawaiian and Hawaiian rights. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, THIELEN |
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HB2000
CIP; 38th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38th Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
AQUINO |
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HB2001
Transportation; Autocycles; License; Operation
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the operator of an autocycle to obtain a license that is in the same category as the operator of passenger cars. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
AQUINO |
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HB2002
Zero Emission Vehicles; Vehicle Registration Fee; Surcharge
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes an annual zero emission vehicle registration surcharge to be deposited into the state highway fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
AQUINO |
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HB2003
Driving While Intoxicated; Permit; Employer's Sworn Statement
RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.
Allows permits that authorize the defendant to operate an employer's vehicle during the period of license revocation to be supported by the employer's sworn statement attesting to the period of the specified assigned hours of work that the defendant will drive the vehicle for purposes of employment. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
AQUINO |
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HB2004
Transportation; Bicycles; Low-Speed Electric Bicycles;
RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Clarifies the definition of "bicycles" for purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, statewide traffic code, and bicycle laws by adding "low-speed electric bicycles" and defining low-speed electric bicycles. Excludes low-speed electric bicycles from the definitions of "moped", "motor vehicle", and "vehicle". Prohibits low-speed electric bicycle riding on all sidewalks. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
AQUINO |
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HB2005
University of Hawaii; Authorization of Revenue Bonds ($)
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to issue $100,000,000 in revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MCKELVEY |
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HB2006
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Affordable Housing; Maui; Front Street Apartments; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, or the appropriate state entity, to initiate negotiations to keep the units of the Front street apartments on the island of Maui affordable or to acquire the Front street apartments property unless certain conditions are met. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MCKELVEY, BROWER, YAMASHITA, THIELEN |
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HB2007
General Excise Tax; Exemption; Helicopter Servicing and Maintenance Facility
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the definition of "aircraft" under section 237-24.9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include helicopters. Exempts amounts received for the servicing and maintenance of helicopters and the construction of helicopter service and maintenance facilities, from the general excise tax. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, AQUINO, BROWER, QUINLAN, San Buenaventura |
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HB2008
Transient Accommodations Tax; Travel Agencies and Tour Packagers
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Imposes registration requirements and transient accommodations tax on travel agencies and tour packagers that enter into arrangements to furnish transient accommodations at noncommissioned negotiated contract rates on their share of the proceeds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, ITO, MORIKAWA, SAIKI |
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HB2009
Transient Accommodations Tax; Definition of Accessory Dwelling Unit; Definition of Transient Accommodations
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the definition of transient accommodations for tax purposes to expressly include accessory dwelling units, single family homes, and multi-family homes. Adds a definition of accessory dwelling unit. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, Ward |
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HB2010
Hawaii Convention Center; HTA; Transient Accommodations Tax; Debt; General Obligation Bonds ($)
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Forgives the debt owed to the State by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the convention center construction costs and related interest. Reduces the transient accommodations tax revenue allocation to the convention center enterprise special fund. Establishes a convention center repair and maintenance special fund and a convention center emergency special fund and allocates a portion of the transient accommodations tax to those funds. Increases the minimum fund balance of the tourism emergency special fund. Requires annual reports. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, CACHOLA, CULLEN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ITO, LUKE, MORIKAWA, SAIKI |
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HB2011
Transient Accommodations Tax Enforcement; Tax Administration Special Fund; Special Enforcement Section
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Increases the revenue threshold for the tax administration special fund and allocates the additional moneys to the special enforcement section for the enforcement of the transient accommodations tax. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, WARD |
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HB2012
Transient Accommodations Tax; Allocation; HTA; Homelessness
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Allocates funds from transient accommodations tax revenues to the Hawaii Tourism Authority to implement initiatives, in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, AQUINO, BROWER, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, ITO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, WARD |
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HB2013
Vehicles; DLNR; DOCARE; Hawaii County ($)
RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT.
Appropriates funds to upgrade the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement's trucks currently in use in Hawaii county. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ONISHI, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, TODD, THIELEN, San Buenaventura |
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HB2014
Puuhonua Homeless Villages Program; Appropriation; Homelessness; Department of Human Services; Government Liability; Immunity ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the Governor to make available state land for the establishment of a homelessness village and establishes the Puuhonua Homeless Villages program. Provides limitation on liability for government entity and volunteers providing services. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LEARMONT, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, WOODSON, WARD, San Buenaventura |
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HB2015
Newspapers; Disclosure; Transparency; Advertisements
RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY.
Requires a newspaper to disclose the aggregate amount spent by a candidate on advertisements with the newspaper in the election year when a newspaper chooses to endorse a candidate. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BROWER, EVANS, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TODD, Creagan, Learmont, Nakamura, San Buenaventura |
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HB2016
Housing; Inclusionary Zoning; Exactions; Development; Exemption; Affordable Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Provides that a county shall not impose an exaction or inclusionary zoning requirement on a housing development offered exclusively for sale to buyers earning less than 140 per cent of the area median income. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BROWER, CREAGAN, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TODD, WOODSON |
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HB2017
Agricultural Lands; Trespass
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Expands the definition of "agricultural lands" as it relates to an agricultural land owner's liability for injury, death, loss, or damage suffered by a trespasser, to include farm lands that are four acres or less and generate at least $100,000 per year in profit. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, ICHIYAMA, MIZUNO, Creagan |
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HB2018
Employment Practices; Reproductive Health Decisions
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
Adds reproductive health decisions to the list of categories that are protected against discriminatory employment practices. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, CREAGAN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2019
Homeless Employment Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes a 3-year homeless employment grant program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers. Requires the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2019 Regular Session on implementing the program. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2020
Preservation and Subdivision of Agricultural Lands
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Establishes criteria for the subdivision of agricultural lands to promote agricultural uses. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, BROWER, MIZUNO, Creagan, Fukumoto, Ichiyama, Yamane |
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HB2021
Individuals with Severe Mental Illness; Homeless; Facility; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
Requires the department of human services, in consultation with the department of health, to establish a pilot project to operate a facility to provide shelter and mental health treatment for homeless individuals with severe mental illness who are subject to court-ordered involuntary hospitalization to a psychiatric facility. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, BROWER, ITO, JOHANSON, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN |
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HB2022
Child Support; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.
Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services (DHS) for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving the public assistance. Requires DHS to disregard passed through child support payments when determining the needs of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, FUKUMOTO, JOHANSON, MIZUNO, THIELEN |
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HB2023
Assault of Utility Worker; Felony
RELATING TO THE ASSAULT OF A UTILITY WORKER.
Establishes a class C felony for an assault against a utility worker that causes serious or substantial bodily injury or an assault against a utility worker with a dangerous instrument that causes bodily injury. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON |
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HB2024
Gun Violence; Protective Orders
RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Establishes a detailed process allowing law enforcement officers and family or household members to obtain a court order to prevent a person from accessing firearms and ammunition where the person poses a danger of causing bodily injury to oneself or another. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, LOWEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA |
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HB2025
Composting; DOE; Resource Recovery; Composting Pilot Project; Working Group; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RESOURCE RECOVERY.
Authorizes the Department of Education to issue grants to establish a composting grant pilot project in Department of Education schools. Establishes a composting grant pilot project working group. Requires report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, BROWER, CREAGAN, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, MIZUNO, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2026
Environmental Reorganization; LRB Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires LRB to update its 1985 study on environmental reorganization for Hawaii and assess the feasibility of implementing the findings and recommendations of the 1991 department of environmental protection task force. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, FUKUMOTO, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MIZUNO, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2027
Clean Water Act; Water Quality Certification; Auditor; DOH; Clean Water Branch; Report
RELATING TO WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION.
Requires the Auditor to review the water quality certification process of the Department of Health Clean Water Branch. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, FUKUMOTO, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MIZUNO, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2028
Gasoline; Ethanol; Motor Vehicles
RELATED TO ETHANOL.
Requires DBEDT to adopt rules authorizing distributors to sell gasoline containing up to 10% ethanol. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, MIZUNO, TAKUMI |
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HB2029
Energy Efficiency; Green Infrastructure Loan Program; Green Energy Market Securitization Loan Fund; Sub-Fund ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Creates a $50,000,000 revolving line of credit sub-fund under the umbrella of the green energy market securitization loan fund for any state agency or department to finance energy efficiency measures. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN |
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HB2030
Legislative Reapportionment; Permanent Residents
RELATING TO REAPPORTIONMENT.
Requires reapportionment to be done using data on the total number of permanent residents in the State. Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident of the State in the preceding U.S. census. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MCDERMOTT |
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HB2031
Cannabis; Interisland Transportation
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt rules regarding the interisland transportation of cannabis. Authorizes qualifying patients and primary caregivers to transport cannabis to different islands within the State; provided that they comply with applicable rules. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CREAGAN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, SOUKI, TODD |
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HB2032
Administer, Dispense, or Prescribe Narcotic Drugs; Maintenance or Detoxification Treatment; Narcotic Dependent Person
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Clarifies that treatment drugs such as suboxone may be used in the maintenance or detoxification of narcotic dependent persons. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, LEARMONT, MIZUNO, Kobayashi |
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HB2033
Real Property; Service of Summons; Nonresident
RELATING TO MANNER OF SERVICE.
Authorizes service on nonresident property owners for actions involving the property owned by the nonresident through a summons mailed to the mailing address on record with the real property tax office in the county in which the offending property is located. Effective 1/1/19. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BROWER, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO |
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HB2034
Homeowners' association; Dispute mediation; Ombudsman ($)
RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.
Establishes a five-year pilot project for homeowners' association dispute mediation within the Office of the Ombudsman. Provides the Ombudsman with temporary authority to administer the pilot project. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BROWER, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO |
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HB2035
Homeless Programs; Future Employment; University of Hawaii; Tuition Waiver; Appropriation
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires UH to provide tuition waivers to students who commit to future employment in programs that serve homeless individuals. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
KONG, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, ITO, SAY, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Cachola |
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HB2036
Persian Gulf War; Global War on Terrorism; Veterans' Memorial; Appropriation
RELATING TO MEMORIALS.
Appropriates funds for the planning and design of a memorial to honor service members of the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of the Global War on Terrorism, to be located at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu, and replicas of the memorial to be located at state veterans cemeteries statewide. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
KONG, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, ITO, SAY, YAMANE, WARD, Takumi |
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HB2037
Homeless Shelters; Health and Sanitation; Zoning; Exemptions
RELATING TO HOMELESS SHELTERS.
Exempts temporary homeless shelters from state and county health and sanitation provisions, and from county zoning provisions, from 7/1/2018, to 7/1/2028. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
KONG, BROWER, CREAGAN, SAY, Cachola, Ichiyama, Yamashita |
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HB2038
Counties; Nonprofit Organizations; Homeless; Shelters
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes religious, charitable, educational, and other nonprofit organizations to provide shelter to homeless persons, including by hosting temporary encampments on property owned by the organization. Imposes limits on the types of ordinances a county may enact or other actions a county may take in regulating the ability of these organizations to provide shelter to homeless persons. Defines "nonprofit organization." Limits the liability of county agencies and employees. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
KONG, BROWER, CREAGAN, SAY, YAMANE, WARD, Evans, Ichiyama, Ito, Yamashita, Thielen |
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HB2039
Schools; Consolidation Studies; Review; Sanctuaries for Vulnerable Populations
RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Requires DOE to conduct a review of all school consolidation studies completed by the department within 10 years prior to the effective date of this Act to determine whether the findings and recommendations of the studies are still valid. Requires DOE, with the assistance of DHS, to review the feasibility of using the school facilities covered by the consolidation studies as sanctuary spaces for vulnerable populations. Requires a report to the legislature. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
KONG, BROWER, EVANS, MIZUNO, SAY, Cachola, Creagan, Ichiyama, Takumi, Yamashita |
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HB2040
DLNR; Boating; Penalty; Decriminalization
RELATING TO BOATING.
Makes any violation of part II, chapter 200, HRS, a civil offense rather than a criminal offense. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ING, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, TODD, WOODSON |
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HB2041
Aquaculture Incubator; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Appropriation
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an aquaculture incubator at the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority to bring together entrepreneurs and investors to develop Hawaii's aquaculture industry. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Cullen |
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HB2042
Department of Health; Water Quality; West Hawaii ($)
RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to establish one full-time position to conduct water quality assessments in West Hawaii island. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, C. LEE, LUKE, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA |
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HB2043
Counties; Sewers; Laterals; Inspections; Repairs
RELATING TO WASTEWATER.
Authorizes counties to inspect sewer laterals located on private property under certain conditions. Authorizes counties to compel property owners to inspect sewer laterals under certain conditions and to make repairs as necessary. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, CULLEN, EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, TODD, Creagan |
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HB2044
Kua Bay; Lifeguards; Equipment; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO KEKAHA KAI STATE PARK.
Appropriates funds for the employment of lifeguards and for life-saving equipment at Kua Bay. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, ING, C. LEE, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, TODD, WOODSON, San Buenaventura |
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HB2045
Invasive Species; Private Property; Entry
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Clarifies that state, county, and authorized agents' authority to enter private property to control and eradicate invasive species also applies when there is a reasonable suspicion that invasive species are present on that property. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ING, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, THIELEN, TODD, WOODSON, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
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HB2046
Department of Agriculture; Little Fire Ants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for outreach and education efforts in west Hawaii county regarding the detection and treatment of little fire ants. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, TAKAYAMA, WOODSON, THIELEN, San Buenaventura |
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HB2047
Institute for Astronomy; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY.
Transfers administrative authority, personnel, and facilities for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy currently located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to the University of Hawaii at Hilo. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
TODD, CREAGAN, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2048
Department of Education; Schools; Career Pathways, Academies, or Programs; Commercial Enterprises
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Permits individual department of education schools and career pathways, academies, or programs operated within a department of education school, to engage in commercial enterprises, including the sale of goods produced by or for an individual school, career pathway, academy, or program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
GATES, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, NAKAMURA, OHNO, QUINLAN, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
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HB2049
Board of Education; Membership; Public School Teacher Representative
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Amends the Board of Education membership by inviting the exclusive representative for bargaining unit 5 (teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the Board. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
GATES, CREAGAN, EVANS, HOLT, KEOHOKALOLE, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TODD, WOODSON, LoPresti, Nakamura |
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HB2050
Condemnation; Private Roads; Attorney General
RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS.
Requires the attorney general to condemn parts of Auld Lane, Rawlins Lane, 'Iao Lane, and Akau Lane. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
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HB2051
Grant; Weed and Seed Strategy; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY.
Appropriates funds for grants to maintain the weed and seed strategy, which is a collaborative effort to reclaim, restore, and rebuild communities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
HOLT, AQUINO, EVANS, GATES, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, QUINLAN, TODD, YAMANE |
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HB2052
Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Occupational Safety and Health; Delivery of Decisions and Orders
RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.
Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to deliver its decisions and orders by hand, USPS mail with delivery confirmation, or electronically. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
HOLT, GATES, JOHANSON, QUINLAN, TODD, Evans, Fukumoto, Keohokalole |
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HB2053
Collective Bargaining; Labor Relations Board; Delivery of Decisions and Orders; Notice Requirements ($)
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Requires the Labor Relations Board to deliver its orders and decisions by hand, USPS mail using a delivery confirmation, or electronically. Extends the time to hold a hearing on a complaint from 40 to 90 days. Repeals the requirement for the State to pay for witness fees and to conduct an audit. Establishes a collective bargaining dispute resolution special fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
HOLT, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, JOHANSON, QUINLAN, TODD, Keohokalole |
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HB2054
Contractors License Board
RELATING TO THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD.
Amends the membership of the Contractors Licensing Board by increasing the total membership to 15, reducing the number of contractors on the board to 5, and increasing the number of noncontractors to 10. Requires all members to be at least 30 years old and a resident of the State. Requires the board to hold the interests of the public as the highest priority. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
HOLT |
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HB2055
Procurement; Construction Specialist Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Appropriates funds to the State Procurement Office for 2 full-time construction procurement specialists. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
HOLT, AQUINO, BROWER, CULLEN, GATES, JOHANSON, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, TODD, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
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HB2056
Assault Against a Child in a Child Care Facility
RELATING TO ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD IN A CHILD CARE FACILITY.
Establishes the criminal offense of Assault Against a Child in a Child Care Facility. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAY |
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HB2057
Green Infrastructure Bonds; Green Infrastructure Fee; Financing Costs
RELATING TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
Repeals the authority of PUC to establish a green infrastructure fee to be imposed on electric utility customers to secure the payment of financing costs for green infrastructure bonds. Requires financing costs to be paid from general funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAY |
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HB2058
Mental Health Counselors; Licensure; Qualifications; Practicum Experience
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.
Amends the practicum experience requirements for qualification for licensure as a mental health counselor. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2059
Licensure; Licensure by Endorsement; Physicians; Surgeons; Osteopathic Physicians; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHAPTER 453, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Establishes requirements for licensure by endorsement for physicians, surgeons, and osteopathic physicians. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2060
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Board of Dental Examiners; Board of Examiners in Optometry; Board of Veterinary Examiners
RELATING TO BOARDS.
Removes the word "Examiners" from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board of Dental Examiners, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and Board of Veterinary Examiners. Renames the boards with titles that accurately reflect their scope and duties. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2061
Private Detectives; Private Guards; Law Enforcement Officers; Association with Government Agency Prohibited; Identification; Board of Private Detectives and Guards
RELATING TO PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND GUARDS.
Prohibits private detectives and guards from self-identifying as law enforcement officers, police, or police officers and from wearing or using any badge, uniform, equipment, vehicle, or other accoutrement capable of being associated with that of a law enforcement officer employed by a government law enforcement organization. Requires review and approval of any badge, uniform, equipment, vehicle, or other accoutrement to be used by private detectives or guards by the board of private detectives and guards. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO, CREAGAN, ITO, C. LEE, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
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HB2062
Athletic Trainers; Sunset Repeal; Exemptions
RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS.
Makes permanent the regulation of athletic trainers. Clarifies that an individual who accompanies an athlete or team of athletes into this State for a temporary period is not required to possess a valid license, registration, or certification from another jurisdiction if that jurisdiction does not regulate athletic trainers. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO, C. LEE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA, Creagan, DeCoite, Nakamura |
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HB2063
Capital Improvement Project; Traffic Signal; Department of Transportation; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INSTALLATION OF A SIGNALIZED CROSSWALK ON VINEYARD BOULEVARD.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for appropriation to the Department of Transportation to complete the construction and installation of a signalized crosswalk on Vineyard boulevard at River street. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2064
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Biofuel Production ($)
RELATING TO BIOFUELS.
Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish the Hawaii Biofuel Production Loan Program to make loans that further increases local food production and Hawaii's goal of becoming 100% renewable energy dependent by 2045. Requires the Corporation to report to the Legislature on the implementation of the Hawaii Biofuel Production Loan Program. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2065
Emergency Response Vehicle Noise Task Force
RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES.
Establishes an emergency response vehicle noise task force to determine the impact of the emergency response vehicle sirens in terms of excessive noise, the effect on public safety, and the relative effectiveness of the use of emergency lights instead of the use of sirens at night. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2066
Education; Schools; School Impact Fees
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
Repeals the School Impact Fees law. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO |
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HB2067
Refuse Vehicles; Restrictions; Penalties
RELATING TO NOISE.
Prohibits the operation of refuse vehicles near or within residential zones except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any weekday and Saturday and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday and any state or federal holiday. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO, CREAGAN, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, NAKAMURA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
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HB2068
Homelessness; Illegal Homeless Encampments; Pilot Project; Trespass Enforcement; Office of the Governor; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes a pilot program, within the office of the governor, to enforce trespass laws to prevent and address illegal homeless encampments on state lands. Appropriation. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO, AQUINO, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCDERMOTT, MORIKAWA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
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HB2069
Car Mufflers; Noise Emissions
RELATING TO NOISE.
Prohibits use, sale, alteration, or installation of car mufflers that emit more than 95 decibels of noise. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
OHNO, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KONG, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, TAKUMI, Kobayashi, C. Lee, Morikawa, McDermott |
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HB2070
Attorney General; Investigations; County Police Officers
RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Clarifies that the Attorney General shall investigate an alleged violation of state law by a county police officer when the prosecuting attorney of the county that employs the police officer has declined to prosecute. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NISHIMOTO |
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HB2071
Law Enforcement Standards Board; Police; Special Fund; Regulation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Establishes a law enforcement standards board for the certification of county police officers, state public safety officers, and employees of the departments of transportation and land and natural resources with police powers. Establishes the law enforcement standards board special fund. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NISHIMOTO |
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HB2072
Cruelty to Animals; Restraints; Penalties
RELATING TO SECTION 711-1109, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Prohibits certain restraints and tethers that endanger or deny sustenance to a dog. Specifies penalties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
EVANS, CREAGAN, C. LEE, LOWEN, NISHIMOTO |
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HB2073
Urban Redevelopment; Public Lands; General Excise Tax; Use Tax
RELATING TO URBAN REDEVELOPMENT.
Authorizes a local redevelopment agency to contract with a developer for construction of non-residential uses on public land within a redevelopment area. Exempts construction of works or improvements of a redevelopment project from General Excise and Use Taxes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, AQUINO, CULLEN, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, SAIKI, TODD, WOODSON, YAMANE, Belatti, Evans, Yamashita |
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HB2074
Penal Code; Property Rights; Sentencing; Nonprofit Entity
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Enhances sentencing for defendants convicted of committing an offense under chapter 708 against a nonprofit entity. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA |
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HB2075
Alternative Energy Research; Grants; HTDC; Office of Naval Research Matching Grant; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide 50% matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the Office of Naval Research. Makes appropriations. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, EVANS |
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HB2076
Hawaii Apprentice Hunting License Program
RELATING TO HUNTING.
Establishes the Hawaii Apprentice Hunting License Program and its requirements and restrictions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, EVANS |
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HB2077
Public Employee Training; Collective Bargaining ($)
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE TRAINING.
Establishes the public employees training program to provide training to state employees. Allocates 1% of collective bargaining increases to the public employees training program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, AQUINO, BELATTI, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LUKE, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
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HB2078
Cybersecurity; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.
Authorizes and provides funding for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to participate in and contribute funding for the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem and related aspects of cybersecurity. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, BROWER, CULLEN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, WOODSON, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
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HB2079
Public Schools; Special Education; Funding
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Clarifies budgetary funding, including weighted student formula funding, for public school special education services, personnel, and other costs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, AQUINO, BELATTI, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LUKE, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, YAMANE |
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HB2080
Technology; Software Application Challenges; Grants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds for grants to participants in software application challenges so that the proofs of concept created during the challenges can be developed into prototypes suitable for local and state government. Appropriates funds. Requires matching funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKASHIMA, BELATTI, EVANS, GATES, SAN BUENAVENTURA, WOODSON, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
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HB2081
Rose-ringed Parakeet; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET.
Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to provide assistance and supplemental funding to the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct pilot field studies to evaluate control tools and develop a management plan to reduce the rose-ringed parakeet population on Kauai. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKAMURA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, GATES, HOLT, LUKE, MORIKAWA, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TODD, TOKIOKA, DeCoite |
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HB2082
University of Hawaii; Promise Program; Scholarships in Registered Nursing, Elementary or Secondary Education, and Civil Engineering; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM.
Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students pursuing an undergraduate degree in registered nursing, elementary or secondary education, and civil engineering and enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKAMURA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, GATES, HOLT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TODD |
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HB2083
Taxation; Excise Tax; Large Cigars
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the excise tax rate on large cigars. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKAMURA |
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HB2084
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Neighbor Island Small Business; Innovation; Appropriation
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Requires reporting on providing outreach and mentorship to innovative small businesses on the neighbor islands. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to continue providing support on the Neighbor Islands. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKAMURA, EVANS, GATES, HOLT, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN, TODD, YAMASHITA |
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HB2085
Private Property; Entry Upon Abutting Property
RELATING TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Authorizes the owner of a residential dwelling to enter abutting private property to complete repairs or maintenance to the entering owner's dwelling under certain conditions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ITO, MIZUNO, SAY, WARD, Cachola |
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HB2086
International Yoga Day
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY.
Designates June 21 of each year as International Yoga Day. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ITO, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, MIZUNO, SAY, WOODSON, Takayama, Ward |
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HB2087
Psychiatric Facilities; Patients; Electronic Tracking
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES.
Requires electronic tracking of certain patients who are allowed outside a psychiatric facility. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ITO, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, MIZUNO, ONISHI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, WARD |
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HB2088
Correctional Facilities; Mental Health; Patients; Housing
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Requires any new correctional facility constructed in the State to include a structure designed to securely house patients adjudged not responsible for a felony offense due to physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ITO, FUKUMOTO, MIZUNO, SAY, WARD, Cachola |
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HB2089
Tuition Assistance; National Guards; Retirees
RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE.
Permits the Adjutant General to extend the University of Hawaii tuition assistance awards to qualified retired Hawaii National Guard enlisted persons, warrant officers, and company grade officers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ITO, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, TAKAYAMA, WOODSON |
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HB2090
Vietnam War Veterans Day; Non-state Holiday
RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR VETERANS.
Designates 3/29 of each year as Vietnam War Veterans Day in Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ITO, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, MIZUNO, ONISHI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, WARD, WOODSON |
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HB2091
Hawaii State Fusion Center; Director; Office of Homeland Security
RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY.
Establishes the Hawaii State Fusion Center (Center) as a program under the Office of Homeland Security and establishes the position of Hawaii State Fusion Center Director who shall be state-funded, responsible to the Director of Homeland Security, and accountable to manage the operations of the Center. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI, TAKAYAMA |
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HB2092
Court Proceedings; Constitutional and Statutory Claims; Legislature; Standing to Intervene
RELATING TO COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Provides that the Legislature shall have standing to intervene in any court proceeding involving a claim based upon a constitutional or statutory provision. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAIKI |
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HB2093
Board of Regents; Candidate Advisory Council; University of Hawaii; Members; Term
RELATING TO THE REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Expands the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii from seven to eight members to make the member of the Association of Emeritus Regents of the University of Hawaii a voting member. Specifies term conditions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAIKI, MCKELVEY |
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HB2094
HEMA; Watershed Team; Hurricanes; Streams; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Establishes within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency an emergency management watershed team, which shall have the authority to access any state, county, or private real property within the State for the limited purpose of clearing the mouth of any stream in preparation for the imminent approach of a hurricane. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN |
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HB2095
Environment; Waste Diversion; Agribusiness Development Corporation
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to enter into contracts with private businesses to remove select municipal solid waste, glass, and food and green waste from the waste stream for use in other business sectors, including agriculture, construction, and energy production. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, LOWEN, TODD |
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HB2096
Watershed; Flood Mitigation; Emergency Hazard; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Emergency Hazard Flood Mitigation Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Establishes the emergency hazard flood mitigation special fund. Appropriates moneys into the special fund. Appropriates moneys from the special fund for emergency flood mitigation equipment. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, DECOITE, LOWEN, TODD |
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HB2097
DLNR; Lifeguards; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LIFEGUARDS.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to hire lifeguards to monitor state and county beach parks. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, DECOITE, LOWEN |
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HB2098
BLNR; KIRC; Kihei Small Boat Harbor
RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to transfer to the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission the Board's duties to operate, administer, manage, and maintain the Kihei Small Boat Harbor. Authorizes the Kahoolawe island reserve commission to undertake those duties. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, ING, C. LEE, LOWEN, SOUKI, TODD, DeCoite |
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HB2099
Feasibility Study; Ag-Tech Zones; Department of Agriculture ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of ag-tech zones within the City and County of Honolulu. Appropriates funds for conducting the feasibility study. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, TAKAYAMA, MATSUMOTO, SOUKI, THIELEN, Belatti, Nakashima, San Buenaventura, Say |
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HB2100
Cannabis; County Authorization to Legalize
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to legalize cannabis cultivation, possession, sale, transfer, and use for persons over the age of twenty-one. Clarifies that penal code provisions pertaining to drug and intoxicating compounds offenses do not apply to counties that have adopted ordinances legalizing cannabis and adopted administrative rules to regulate cannabis. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, SOUKI, THIELEN, San Buenaventura |
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HB2101
Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the operational expenses and staffing costs of the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TODD, Souki |
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HB2102
Appropriation; Agriculture; Nutrient Cycling Center Pilot Project ($)
RELATING TO NUTRIENT CYCLING.
Establishes and appropriates funds for a regional nutrient cycling pilot program on Maui. Requires DOA to report on the efficacy of the pilot project. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ING, ITO, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TOKIOKA, WARD, WOODSON, Brower, DeCoite, Learmont, LoPresti, Lowen, Matsumoto, McDermott, Nishimoto, Quinlan, San Buenaventura, Takumi, Todd, Tupola |
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HB2103
Restricted Use Pesticides; Amnesty Program; Amnesty Bins
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Requires the department of agriculture, in collaboration with the department of health, to create a restricted use pesticide amnesty program and provide restricted use pesticide amnesty bins within each county for the anonymous and proper disposal of illegal or unused restricted use pesticides. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, THIELEN |
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HB2104
Rat Lungworm Disease; University of Hawaii at Hilo; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, BROWER, EVANS, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, C. LEE, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, THIELEN, WARD, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Morikawa, McDermott, Nishimoto, Say, Souki, Takumi, Tupola, Yamashita |
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HB2105
Department of Agriculture; Agriculture Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the establishment and administration of the Agriculture Grant Program to support local food production in the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, C. LEE, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TODD, THIELEN, Belatti, Say |
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HB2106
Environment; Environmental Assessments; Environmental Impact Statements; Sea Level Rise
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Requires all environmental assessments and environmental impact statements prepared pursuant to chapter 343, HRS, to include consideration of sea level rise based on the most recent scientific data available regarding sea level rise. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE |
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HB2107
Plastic Free Hawaii Initiative; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Establishes the Plastic Free Hawaii Initiative Program with the mission to eliminate plastic waste impacting native species and polluting the State's environment. Establishes the Plastic Free Hawaii Advisory Council to collect data regarding plastic pollution and provide recommendations to eliminate plastic waste. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2108
Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Kaiuli Energy, LLC; Seawater Air Conditioning; District Cooling Facility and Chilled Water Distribution System ($)
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST A SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECT IN HAWAII.
Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kaiuli Energy, LLC, with the financing of the planning, design, and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling facility and chilled water distribution system. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, BROWER, LOPRESTI, QUINLAN, Lowen, Thielen |
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HB2109
Solar Water Heaters; Energy Conservation; DBEDT
RELATING TO SOLAR WATER HEATERS.
Requires that solar water heater variances be signed by the architect or mechanical engineer attesting to the need for the variance. Requires that any tankless water heater installed instead of a solar water heater be energy efficient. Requires that the individual who would pay for the energy costs sign the application for a solar water heater variance. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, LOPRESTI, THIELEN, Lowen, Takumi |
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HB2110
Energy Resiliency; Microgrid Services Tariff
RELATING TO RESILIENCY.
Directs the public utilities commission to establish a microgrid services tariff or tariffs to encourage and facilitate the development and use of energy resilient microgrids. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, LOPRESTI, THIELEN, Lowen, Takumi |
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HB2111
Auditor; Elections; Audit
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Requires the Auditor to randomly select and conduct an information systems and operations audit of three races for public office in each statewide primary and general election. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, SAIKI |
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HB2112
PUC; Electric Utility; Rate Decreases; Refunds
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to order decreases in electric utility rates when certain federal tax rate decreases are enacted that apply to electric utilities. Requires the Commission to order customer refunds for the excess profits generated between the effective date of the federal tax rate change and the effective date of the Commission's order to decrease rates. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Brower |
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HB2113
Future State Employment; DHRD; Tuition Grants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Directs the Department of Human Resources Development to provide University of Hawaii tuition grants to students who commit to future employment with the State. Appropriates moneys. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, QUINLAN, SAIKI |
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HB2114
Employment; Collective Bargaining; Scope of Negotiations
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Provides that negotiations over the implementation of management decisions affecting the terms and conditions of employment that are subject to collective bargaining are not precluded from collective bargaining negotiations. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
JOHANSON, AQUINO, BELATTI, BROWER, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, ING, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, SAIKI, TAKUMI, WOODSON, YAMANE, YAMASHITA |
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HB2115
Agriculture; K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to the department of labor and industrial relations for the K-12 agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
JOHANSON, DECOITE, GATES, ING, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN |
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HB2116
Workers' Compensation; Firefighters; Cancer; Medical Care, Services, and Supplies
RELATING TO MEDICAL COVERAGE.
In the event of a controverted workers' compensation claim, requires an injured employee's private health care plan to pay for or provide medical care, services, and supplies; provided that when the claim is accepted, the employer shall reimburse the private health care plan and injured employee. In the event of an accepted claim for leukemia, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, or certain cancers by a firefighter with five or more years of service, requires an employer to be liable for 137 per cent of medical care, services, and supplies. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2117
Standardized Testing; Board of Education
RELATING TO STANDARDIZED TESTING.
Limits the number of standardized tests a student shall take in a school year. Requires the board of education to conduct a statewide survey of school administrators and teachers to determine the time spent on preparing for standardized tests and the impact of preparation time on the quality of instruction. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
JOHANSON, CREAGAN, EVANS, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ING, KONG, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, QUINLAN, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Learmont |
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HB2118
Condominiums; Fire Sprinklers
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Allows a condominium board to borrow money for the installation of equipment for the health and safety of residents in the event of a legislative mandate without the consent of owners where at least twenty percent of owners reside outside of the United States. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
JOHANSON, BELATTI, BROWER, C. LEE, NISHIMOTO, OHNO |
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HB2119
Tipped Employees; Income Tax Exemption
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax exemption on the first $10,000 of income derived from tips received by a tipped employee. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MATSUMOTO, CACHOLA, EVANS, LOPRESTI, Nakamura |
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HB2120
Wind Energy Facilities; Decommissioning
RELATING TO WIND ENERGY FACILITIES.
Requires a wind energy facility owner, the owner of the land, or the department of land and natural resources to be responsible for facility decommissioning and provides for recovery of costs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MATSUMOTO, CACHOLA, DECOITE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, NAKAMURA, TODD, THIELEN |
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HB2121
Center for Women in Technology; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Establishes a Center for Women in Technology within the University of Hawaii, Department of Information and Computer Sciences. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MATSUMOTO, CREAGAN, GATES, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, OHNO, TODD, TUPOLA, Learmont, Nakamura |
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HB2122
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Small Business; County Council; Nomination; Heeia; Kalaeloa; Kakaako
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Clarifies the interests that must be represented by members of the HCDA representing community development districts. Requires the senate president and the speaker of the house of representatives to nominate representatives of the several community development districts to the HCDA, and requires those representatives to be nominated only as a resident representative or a small business owner or nonprofit organization representative, but not both. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAIKI |
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HB2123
Transit-Oriented Development; Hawaii Community Development Authority; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop a transit-oriented development zone improvement program to foster infrastructure development by strategically investing in public facilities. Appropriates funds to HCDA for staff necessary to develop and manage the transit-oriented development zone improvement program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB2124
Watershed Areas; Conservation District; DLNR
RELATING TO WATER.
Establishes watershed areas designated by the Department of Land and Natural Resources as part of the conservation district. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to plan and coordinate the use of watershed areas. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMANE |
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HB2125
Pharmacies; Prescription Drugs; Return for Disposal
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Requires every pharmacy to accept for disposal the return of any unused, remaining, or expired prescription drug that the pharmacy previously dispensed. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
FUKUMOTO, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TUPOLA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2126
Health Insurance; Extended Coverage; Preexisting Conditions; Nondiscrimination
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Ensures certain benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act are preserved under Hawaii law, including: extending dependent coverage for adult children up to 26 years of age; prohibiting health insurance entities from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion; and prohibiting health insurance entities from using an individual's gender to determine premiums or contributions. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LEARMONT, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, YAMASHITA, THIELEN, Nishimoto |
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HB2127
Health Insurance; Required Benefits; Covered Benefits; Reproductive Health Care; Medical Assistance; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for a comprehensive category of reproductive health services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures. Requires the department of human services to establish and administer a program to reimburse the cost of medically appropriate services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures for individuals who can become pregnant and who would be eligible for medical assistance but for their citizenship status. Prohibits discrimination in the provision of reproductive health care services. Appropriates funds to the department of human services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
FUKUMOTO, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA |
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HB2128
Insurance Coverage; Clinical Victim Support Services; Victims of Sexual Violence and Abuse
RELATING TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Requires that health insurance policies include coverage for clinical victim support services for victims of sexual violence and abuse who suffer from mental disorders. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
EVANS, BELATTI, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TUPOLA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2129
Abuse of Family or Household Members; Penalties; Degrees of Offense; Protective Orders; Enforcement; Family Court; Jurisdiction
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Amends the offense of abuse of family or household members to provide for felony, misdemeanor, and petty misdemeanor penalties. Expands the family court's jurisdiction over certain enumerated offenses committed against family or household members. Repeals the prohibition on deferred acceptance of guilty or no contest pleas in cases involving abuse of family or household members. Requires that no-contact and stay-away orders issued during the pendency of a criminal case or as a condition of probation be enforced regardless of whether the defendant signed a written acknowledgment of the order, provided that the defendant was informed on the record of the terms and conditions of the order in open court. Requires that no-contact and stay-away orders issued during the pendency of trial cases involving abuse of family or household members or certain enumerated offenses be automatically converted after the defendant's conviction to a new protective order that shall remain in effect for a fixed reasonable period as the court deems appropriate, unless the victim or witness requests otherwise. |
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1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
NAKAMURA, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, Lowen, Nishimoto |
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HB2130
Automatic Restraining Orders; Annulment; Divorce; Separation
RELATING TO AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING ORDERS.
Automatically imposes a restraining order upon parties filing for annulment, divorce, or separation to preserve the financial assets of the parties and their dependents. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, YAMASHITA, THIELEN, TUPOLA |
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HB2131
Sexual Assault; Evidence; DNA Testing; Hawaii Sexual Assault Response Team; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Creates a Hawaii Sexual Assault Response Team to address the manner in which sexual assault evidence collection kits are processed and tracked, and to ensure that victims of sexual assault are informed of their rights under the law. Requires annual reports to the Attorney General on the status of sexual assault evidence collection kits and annual summary reports by the Attorney General to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/19. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
ICHIYAMA, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, JOHANSON, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, YAMASHITA, THIELEN, Tupola |
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HB2132
Address Confidentiality Program; Domestic Abuse; Sexual Offense; Stalking; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY.
Establishes the address confidentiality program to help survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and stalking to relocate and keep their addresses confidential. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
DECOITE, BELATTI, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Matsumoto |
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HB2133
RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
Clarifies that citizen complaints against a police officer alleging acts of domestic abuse against a family or household member on the part of the police officer shall not be required to be filed as a notarized or sworn written statement. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MORIKAWA, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, Matsumoto |
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HB2134
Violation of Privacy; Revenge Pornography
RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY.
Establishes threatening to violate privacy as a misdemeanor offense. Expands the offense of violation of privacy in the first degree to specifically include disclosure of revenge pornography. Establishes violation of privacy of a minor, including disclosure of revenge pornography, as a felony offense. Requires that recordings that violate privacy be sealed by the court and be made confidential. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, TUPOLA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2135
Domestic Violence; Law Enforcement; Emergency Medical Services; Personnel; Federal Funds; Emergency Medical Services Special Fund
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Provides that funds received from the federal government for the purpose of addressing domestic violence and moneys from the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund shall not be distributed to a law enforcement agency or emergency medical services agency whose policies, procedures, and training for personnel and supervisors do not formally require lethality assessments and safety planning with victims of domestic violence. Takes effect 7/1/2020. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LEARMONT, BELATTI, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, Evans, Lowen |
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HB2136
($)
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.
Establishes a family leave insurance program, which requires employees and employers to make contributions into an insurance fund to be used to provide employees with family leave insurance benefits in order to care for a designated person. Appropriates funds to implement the program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BELATTI, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, DeCoite |
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HB2137
Employment; Job Applicants; Salary History; Gender Discrimination; Wage Secrecy
RELATING TO EQUAL PAY.
Prohibits prospective employers from requesting or considering a job applicant's wage or salary history as part of an employment application process or compensation offer. Prohibits enforced wage secrecy and retaliation or discrimination against employees who disclose, discuss, or inquire about their own or coworkers' wages. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
FUKUMOTO, BELATTI, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, DeCoite, Matsumoto |
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HB2138
Children; Sex Trafficking; Prostitution; Commercial Exploitation
RELATING TO PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
Amends various provisions of the HRS to increase protections for child victims of sex trafficking, prostitution, and commercial exploitation by increasing penalties for offenders and habitual offenders. Among other things, amends the offense of sex trafficking to impose criminal liability on a person who solicits a minor for prostitution and by imposing strict liability with respect to the age of the minor. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA, DeCoite |
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HB2139
Education; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Sex; Sexual Orientation; Gender Identity; Gender Expression
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation, in any state educational program or activity, or in any educational program or activity that receives state financial assistance. Takes effect 1/1/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, YAMASHITA |
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HB2140
Retirement Allowance Options; Beneficiaries
RELATING TO RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OPTIONS.
Corrects inconsistent terminology in statutory provisions relating to beneficiaries of retirement benefits dying prior to the death of the retirant. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BELATTI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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HB2141
Condominiums; Common Elements; Limited Common Elements; Declaration; Bylaws; Association Documents
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Amends definitions for "common elements" and "limited common elements" under the State's condominium laws. Specifies that determinations of common elements and limited common elements under an original declaration supersede determinations of common elements and limited common elements under any restated declaration. Requires a vote or written consent of the owners, rather than resolution adopted by the board of directors, when restating the declaration and bylaws, except for determinations of common elements and limited common elements. Limits the board of directors to requiring the submission of one-time only affidavits, when condominium owners request certain association documents. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
BELATTI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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HB2142
Affordable Housing; County-Designated Transit-Oriented Development Zone
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Requires a percentage of units in a housing development on public land or real property in a county-designated transit oriented development zone and under the control of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, or the Hawaii Community Development Authority to be sold or rented to low-income residents. Applies only to transfers of a leasehold interest in the public land or real property. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, MCKELVEY, Ito |
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HB2143
Behavior Analysis; Licensure; Certification; Supervision
RELATING TO BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES.
Clarifies the scope of practice of behavior analysis. Clarifies who may provide behavior analysis and applied behavior analysis services regardless of licensure status, including licensed individuals working within an overlapping scope of practice, individuals supervised by a licensed professional of an overlapping scope of practice, and caregivers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, CREAGAN, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY, TAKUMI, DeCoite, Ito |
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HB2144
Medicaid; Inmate; Public Institution; Prisons; Jails; Correctional Facilities
RELATED TO MEDICAID.
Requires the Department of Human Services to suspend rather than terminate an individual's medicaid eligibility upon entry into a correctional facility. Requires the Department of Public Safety to inform inmates of the availability of assistance to secure or verify applicable medicaid eligibility prior to an inmate's release. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CREAGAN, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY, DeCoite |
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HB2145
Medication; Insurance; Prescriptions; Synchronization
RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION.
Requires health insurance and hospital and medical service plans that provide prescription drug benefits to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CREAGAN, DECOITE, KOBAYASHI, MCKELVEY, Learmont |
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HB2146
Insurance; Affordable Care Act; State Innovation Waiver; State Reinsurance Program
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Authorizes the State to apply for and implement a waiver from certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY, Creagan, DeCoite |
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HB2147
Mental Health; Substance Abuse; Pilot Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes a pre-arrest diversion pilot project for individuals with mental health or substance abuse challenges who allegedly commit nonviolent, non-felony offenses on state property. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 |
MIZUNO, CREAGAN, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY, DeCoite |
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HB2148
Conversion Therapy; Sexual Orientation; Minors; Teachers; Professional Counseling ($)
RELATING TO MINORS.
Prohibits teachers and persons who are licensed to provide professional counseling from engaging in or advertising sexual orientation change efforts on students and persons under eighteen years of age. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, TODD |
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HB2149
Dentistry; Dentists; Continuing Education; Ethics; Board of Dental Examiners
RELATING TO DENTISTRY.
Amends the ethics training requirement for dentists in the continuing education program to be six hours of ethics training within the previous two years. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, SAIKI, TAKUMI, Nakashima |
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HB2150
Aging; Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Executive Office on Aging; State Health Planning and Development Agency; Transfer
RELATING TO AGING.
Broadens the scope of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Transfers the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from the Executive Office on Aging to the State Health Planning and Development Agency. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, DeCoite |
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HB2151
Aging; Task Force; Executive Office on Aging; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE IMPACTS OF THE AGING POPULATION.
Requires the University of Hawaii Center on Aging to convene a task force to review the impacts of the aging population on Hawaii in 5, 10, and 20 years. The Director of the Executive Office on Aging shall determine the scope and objectives of the review. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, Nakashima |
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HB2152
Medicaid; Adult Dental Benefits; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to DHS to restore basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees. Requires DHS to obtain the maximum federal matching funds available for this expenditure. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, CREAGAN, DECOITE, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY |
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HB2153
Hawaii Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Designates the month of April of each year as the Hawaii Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, SAIKI, TAKUMI |
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HB2154
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Authorizes healthcare providers, non-profits, businesses, and faith based organizations to assist in providing the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) applications to prospective applicants in order to increase SNAP participation in Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY |
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HB2155
Keiki Caucus; Erin's Law Task Force; Education; Sexual Abuse; Sex Trafficking; Prevention; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, and report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula. Appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN, TUPOLA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2156
Keiki Caucus; Hawaii Farm to School Program; Department of Education; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a farm to school program. Requires the farm to school coordinator in the department of agriculture to work in collaboration with the department of education on any farm to school program. Establishes two FTE farm to school staff positions within the department of education. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN, TUPOLA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2157
Keiki Caucus; Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program; At-Risk Youth; Coordinator Position; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO YOUTH.
Requires the Office of Youth Services to coordinate a two-year Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program in partnership with private organizations to coordinate a network that youth can access for safety and where youth can obtain advice, guidance, programs, and services. Establishes a Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program Coordinator position. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI, CULLEN, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
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HB2158
Tobacco; Electronic Smoking Devices; Keiki Caucus
RELATING TO TOBACCO.
Prohibits the issuance of retail tobacco permits and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by businesses that are located within seven hundred fifty feet of a school, public park, or public housing complex. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MIZUNO, THIELEN, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Creagan |
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HB2159
Keiki Caucus; Homeowners Insurance; Child Care Providers
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Prohibits property insurers from refusing to issue, refusing to renew, or canceling a homeowners insurance policy based in whole upon an insured's or prospective insured's obtaining or maintaining liability insurance coverage as a condition of licensure, temporary permission, or registration with DHS to operate a child care facility. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, YAMASHITA, Thielen, Tupola |
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HB2160
Keiki Caucus; Incarcerated Parents; Pilot Visitation Centers; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS.
Requires the establishment of a pilot visitation center or centers for children of incarcerated parents in correctional facilities in the State and a plan for visitation centers at all state operated correctional facilities. Appropriates funds to the department of human services to work with other stakeholders to implement this Act. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI, CACHOLA, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN, WARD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
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HB2161
Vehicles; Vehicle Inspection Stations; Penalties
RELATING TO VEHICLE INSPECTION STATIONS.
Changes the penalty for improper conduct of motor vehicle inspections at inspection stations from revocation or suspension of the station's operating permit to a fine. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKUMI, TODD |
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HB2162
Charter Schools; Teacher Incentives; Teacher Bonuses; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TEACHER INCENTIVES.
Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds. Requires, beginning with fiscal year 2018-2019, that such bonuses be separate line items in the budget. Appropriates funds for teacher bonuses for hard-to-fill placement incentives and National Board certified teacher incentives for charter school teachers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, TODD |
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HB2163
Executive Office on Early Learning; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning for personnel, supplies, and equipment to support the Office and Early Learning Board. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, TODD, YAMASHITA, Learmont |
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HB2164
Department of Education; School-Level Funding; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Appropriates $250,000,000 to the Department of Education for school-level funding. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ING, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2165
University of Hawaii; Promise Program; Scholarships; Appropriation; Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM.
Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system or any community college campus. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program. Creates a special fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ING, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
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HB2166
Housing Vouchers; Classroom Teachers
RELATING TO HOUSING VOUCHERS.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a housing voucher program for full-time classroom teachers employed by the Department of Education or by a public charter school. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ING, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, Belatti, San Buenaventura |
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HB2167
State Public Charter School Commission; New Charter Schools; Start-Up Grants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Appropriates moneys for start-up grants for one or more new pre-opening public charter schools. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, TODD, Belatti, Brower, Evans, Ing, LoPresti, Morikawa, San Buenaventura |
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HB2168
Film; Digital Media Industry; Tax Credit
RELATING TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
Amends Act 143, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, by providing an additional Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Tax Credit amount for qualified production costs in a county with a population of 700,000 or less, provided certain hiring criteria are met. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TODD, Evans, Ichiyama, Ing, San Buenaventura |
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HB2169
Youth Suicide Prevention; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION.
Appropriates $25,000 for youth suicide early intervention, prevention, and education initiatives in Maui county. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, DECOITE, ICHIYAMA, ING, JOHANSON, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TODD, YAMASHITA, Belatti, Evans, LoPresti, Nakashima, San Buenaventura |
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HB2170
Executive Office on Early Learning; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning for an online platform to facilitate professional learning for Executive Office on Early Learning public pre-kindergarten program educators. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ING, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKUMI, YAMASHITA |
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HB2171
Capital Improvement Projects; Intermediate School; Ninth Representative District; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IN THE NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for a new intermediate school for the ninth representative district. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
WOODSON |
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HB2172
University of Hawaii; Public-private Partnerships ($)
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
Allows the University of Hawaii to enter into public-private partnerships and establish an Office of Strategic Partnerships and Development to specifically analyze, evaluate, recommend, coordinate, oversee, and manage public-private partnerships that would benefit the University of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
MCKELVEY, KONG, LEARMONT, OHNO, ONISHI, Creagan |
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HB2173
Internet; Privacy; Employees; Students
RELATING TO ONLINE ACCOUNT PRIVACY.
Prohibits employers and educational institutions from requiring employees, students, and prospective employees and students to provide protected personal online account information. Authorizes private civil actions against violators. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
LOPRESTI |
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HB2174
DBEDT; Business Development; Grant Program; Special Fund; Established; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
Establishes the high-growth grant program and special fund to provide grants to qualified businesses for certain business development activities. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMASHITA, EVANS, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, MCKELVEY, TAKAYAMA, WOODSON, DeCoite, Souki |
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HB2175
Metropolitan Planning Organizations; Policy Boards; Membership
RELATING TO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.
Requires any metropolitan planning organization serving a metropolitan planning area within the jurisdiction of a county that includes at least three islands inhabited by permanent residents to include on its policy board one member of the senate and one member of the house of representatives. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, HASHEM, MCKELVEY, DeCoite, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Souki |
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HB2176
Department of Education; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Procurement Contracts; Student Transportation; Construction; Protest Adjudication; Appeal; Attorney Fees
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Bars judicial review of Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' decisions on protests to the award of procurement contracts for student transportation or education facility construction. Requires parties who protest the award of a contract to pay attorney fees and costs resulting from the delay of the contract if the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs upholds the Chief Procurement Officer's decision denying the protest. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMASHITA, CULLEN, DECOITE, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KONG, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, WOODSON, San Buenaventura |
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HB2177
Motor Vehicles; Highway Beautification
RELATING TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION.
Makes the motor vehicle registration fee for U-drive motor vehicles consistent with the fee for all other motor vehicles. Makes any county ordinance that increases a motor vehicle registration fee applicable to U-drive vehicles. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMASHITA, BROWER, DECOITE, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, Gates, LoPresti, Nakamura, Nakashima, San Buenaventura, Todd |
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HB2178
Procurement; Protest Bond
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Removes $10,000 maximum limit on a cash or protest bond that must be posted for a procurement award protest. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMASHITA, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, MCKELVEY, OHNO, ONISHI, TAKAYAMA, LoPresti, Nakamura |
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HB2179
Voting by Mail; Voter Service Centers; Places of Deposit; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county clerk, as appropriate. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers, with a minimum of two on each island with a population over 75,000, that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2019 through 2024, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Takes effect on 1/1/2020. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
YAMASHITA, BELATTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ING, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, SAIKI, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMANE, Learmont |
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HB2180
Sex Trafficking Emergency Shelter; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A SEX TRAFFICKING EMERGENCY SHELTER.
Allows DHS to establish or contract with a victim service provider to operate and manage a sex trafficking emergency shelter. Provides for tax and fee exemptions. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
TODD (Introduced by request of another party) |
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HB2181
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; Established
RELATING TO PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.
Establishes each December 7 of each year as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, LOWEN, LUKE, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN, SAIKI, THIELEN |
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HB2182
Environmental Protection; Carbon; Sequestration; Emissions; Farming; Office of Planning; Task Force; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Makes permanent the carbon farming task force established by Act 33, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, and renames the task force the carbon sequestration task force. Aligns the State's clean energy and carbon sequestration efforts with climate initiative goals. Requires 1 of the members of the Carbon Sequestration Task Force to also be a member of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Expands the mission of the Carbon Sequestration Task Force by requiring that the task force identify practices and policies to add trees or vegetation to expand the urban tree canopy. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
C. LEE |
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HB2183
Revision Bill
RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.
Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2184
Midwives; Licensure; Appropriation; Interim Rules ($)
RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES.
Establishes the criteria for licensure of midwives by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Provides for interim rules for continuing education requirements, standards of professional conduct, prescriptive authority, and penalties for violations. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, MIZUNO, TAKUMI |
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HB2185
School-Based Health; Department of Education; Department of Health; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for positions to increase school-health coordination for and among the Department of Education, Department of Health, and Department of Human Services. Establishes evidence-based screenings and assessment for school vision, oral health, and behavioral health. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI |
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HB2186
Emergency Medical Services; Ambulance; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates funds for one ambulance unit each for the county of Kauai and the county of Hawaii, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MORIKAWA, CREAGAN, EVANS, HOLT, LOWEN, NAKAMURA, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TODD, Cullen, San Buenaventura, Yamashita |
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HB2187
Transient Accommodations Tax; Transient Accommodations Brokers; Gross Rental Proceeds
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the definition of "gross rental proceeds" to provide that the transient accommodations tax for sales of transient accommodations that are arranged by transient accommodations brokers shall be calculated based on the amount charged by the transient accommodations broker, rather than the amount received by the operator of the transient accommodations. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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HB2188
Legislative Reapportionment; Permanent Resident; Reapportionment Commission
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT.
Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident of the State in the last preceding United States census and requires reapportionment to be done using data on the total number of permanent residents in the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAY |
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HB2189
Sexual Abuse; Civil Action; Statute of Limitations
RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Extends the amount of time from the date an act of child sexual abuse occurred for a victim to bring a civil cause of action. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
ICHIYAMA |
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HB2190
Family Court; Supreme Court
RELATING TO THE FAMILY COURT.
Makes decisions of the family court appealable to the supreme court instead of the intermediate court of appeals. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, SAIKI |
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HB2191
Courts; Appellate Jurisdiction
RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
Amends appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court and the intermediate appellate court to conditions as they existed prior to July 1, 2006. Reestablishes criteria for assigning appeals. Reestablishes requirement that most appeals be filed with the supreme court instead of the intermediate appellate court. Eff. 7/1/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, SAIKI |
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HB2192
Financial Disclosure Statements; Public Records; Inspection and Duplication; Redaction
RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS.
Requires certain information on the financial disclosure statements deemed to be public records for non-paid volunteer members of state boards to be redacted. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2193
State Ethics Code; State Employees; Interns
RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEES.
Adds a definition of "intern" to the State Ethics Code and includes interns among state employees to whom the code applies. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2194
Courts; Supreme Court; Certified Questions
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Provides that a court of inferior jurisdiction may certify to the Hawaii Supreme Court a question or proposition of law on which the court of inferior jurisdiction seeks instruction for the proper decision of a remanded case. Requires the Supreme Court to answer the question within 15 calendar days. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI, BELATTI |
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HB2195
CIP; 37th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 37th Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE |
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HB2196
Disaster Preparedness; Hurricane; Retrofitting Buildings; DOE; Appropriation. ($)
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Establishes a pilot program to retrofit various Department of Education buildings to withstand a category 4 hurricane. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, LOWEN, TODD |
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HB2197
LUC; DLNR; Conservation Lands
RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.
Requires the Land Use Commission to monitor and evaluate the enforcement of laws on conservation lands by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires the Land Use Commission to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding its findings. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE |
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HB2198
Watershed Task Force; DLNR; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WATERSHEDS.
Establishes the watershed task force to define the term "watershed". Appropriates moneys. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE |
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HB2199
Public Lands; Lease Restrictions; Ceded Lands; Reports
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Limits the term of public land leases, including extensions, to no more than 85 years. Increases the term of specified leases, including the initial and extension periods, upon a showing of significant economic hardship, to 75 years. Requires BLNR to submit annual reports to the Legislature regarding the status of public lands, including ceded lands and lands that can be immediately leased for agriculture or affordable housing. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE |
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HB2200
Public Safety; Workplace Violence; Restraining Orders
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Allows an employer to seek a temporary restraining order and injunction against further harassment of an employee or invitee who may be harassed at the employer's premises or worksite. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2201
Employment Practices; Discriminatory Practices
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Clarifies that Hawaii's anti-discrimination law does not prohibit or prevent an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from refusing to hire or refer or from discharging an individual for reasons unrelated to unlawful discriminatory practices. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2202
Workers' Compensation; Medical Examination; Duly Qualified Physician; Duly Qualified Surgeon
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Provides that a duly qualified physician or duly qualified surgeon selected and paid for by an employer to perform a medical examination on an employee relating to a work injury under workers' compensation shall be duly qualified to treat the injury being examined, possess medical malpractice insurance, and owe the same duty of care to the injured employee as to a traditional patient. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2203
Law Enforcement; Attorney General; DLNR; DPS; DOT
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Establishes an enforcement division in the Department of the Attorney General. Transfers to the Department of the Attorney General enforcement division the law enforcement activities of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement; the Department of Public Safety state law enforcement officers and the narcotics enforcement division; and the Department of Transportation harbors division. Repeals the sunset of Act 116, SLH 2013, as amended by section 4 of Act 101, SLH 2015. Effective 7/1/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2204
Human Services; Welfare ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Establishes a task force that shall develop a restructured welfare payment system and re-establishes the exit and retention bonus program to encourage welfare recipients to transition back into the workforce. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON, AQUINO, BELATTI, BROWER, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, C. LEE, LOWEN, LUKE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, SAIKI, YAMANE |
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HB2205
Prevailing Wage; Utility Worker; Construction; Public Works
RELATING TO LABOR.
Defines utility work, amends the definition of construction, and amends the wages and hours of employees on public works law to include certain activities performed by workers in electric, natural gas, water, sewer, and other utility industries. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI |
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HB2206
Insurance; Financial Information; Privacy
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Provides an insurer with an exception to the requirement of providing all of its customers with annual privacy notices where the insurer provides nonpublic personal financial information to nonaffiliated third parties under certain conditions and the insurer's policies and practices regarding disclosure of such information are unchanged. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
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HB2207
Board of Dental Examiners; Rules; Dental Assistants
RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS.
Requires the Board of Dental Examiners to adopt rules to establish a regulatory structure for the regulation of dental assistants in Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
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HB2208
Association Health Plan Policies; Authorization
RELATING TO ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS.
Requires association health plan policies to comply with the laws of this State regardless of the association's domicile. Enables certain voluntary associations, including employer associations that issue association health plans, to qualify for authorization to transact insurance in the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
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HB2209
Health Insurance; Creditable Coverage; Individual Mandate; Qualified Taxpayers
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Establishes an individual mandate for certain qualified taxpayers to sign up and maintain health insurance throughout the year, or pay a penalty on their individual income tax return. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI |
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HB2210
Motor Vehicle Safety; Highly Intoxicated Drivers
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.
Adds definition for highly intoxicated driver. Establishes evidence and sentencing parameters for highly intoxicated drivers. Establishes minimum and maximum administrative license revocation periods for highly intoxicated drivers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MORIKAWA, AQUINO, BROWER, CREAGAN, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TODD, YAMASHITA, San Buenaventura |
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HB2211
Department of Human Services; Foster Care Maintenance Payments; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to satisfy state and federal class action settlement agreements requiring the Department of Human Services to implement a foster care maintenance payment system that complies with the federal Child Welfare Act, to increase clothing allowance payments, to reimburse certain caregivers and beneficiaries for past inadequate benefit payments, and comply with additional settlement terms. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAY, MIZUNO |
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HB2212
Penal Code; Obstructing County Real Property Zoning Enforcement Operations
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
Establishes the offense of obstructing county real property zoning enforcement operations. Makes the offense a class C felony. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAY, Learmont |
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HB2213
Zero-emissions Vehicles; Rental Motor Vehicle Emissions Surcharge Tax; Zero-emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES.
Establishes a Rental Motor Vehicle Emissions Surcharge Tax. Requires lessors of rental motor vehicles to incorporate zero-emission vehicles into their rental motor vehicle fleets. Establishes the Zero-emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program to develop fueling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2214
Tourism; Transportation; Aeronautics; Hawaii Airports Corporation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION.
Authorizes the establishment of the Hawaii airports corporation within the department of transportation for administrative purposes. Sets out appointment of members to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Hawaii airport corporation. Transfers the aeronautics functions of DOT to the Hawaii airports corporation by the established transfer completion date agreed upon by Hawaii airports corporation, the director of transportation, and the governor, which shall be no later than July 1, 2021. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2215
Bicyclist; Passing and Overtaking; Motor Vehicle Drivers
RELATING TO BICYCLES.
Requires the driver of a vehicle passing and overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction to allow at least three feet of separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle and the left side of the bicyclist. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO, BROWER, LOWEN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Cullen, Nakamura |
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HB2216
Electric Vehicles; Parking; Charging; Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment; Requirements
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Amends parking space and charging system requirements for electric vehicles in parking facilities. Establishes a point system based on the number and specific type of stalls and specific charging systems located in a parking facility. Establishes fines. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2217
Traffic-Control Devices; Malfunctions; Authority to Proceed
RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL.
Permits the driver of a vehicle to safely proceed through an intersection in which a defective or malfunctioning traffic control device fails to detect the vehicle and stays in the red signal stage through 2 cycles of the traffic-control device. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2218
Voluntary Assisted Dying; Rights; Established
RELATING TO VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING.
Establishes the right of certain terminally ill adults to request and access the process of voluntary assisted dying through self-administration or physician administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance. Effective 7/1/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS, CREAGAN, DECOITE, ITO, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, OHNO, SAIKI, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Morikawa, San Buenaventura |
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HB2219
Exceptional Trees; County Arborist Advisory Committee; Membership Qualifications
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Makes eligible for membership on a county arborist advisory committee certified arborists, horticulturists with specialization in trees, and persons who have received a master's degree in botany. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CREAGAN, DeCoite, Gates, LoPresti |
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HB2220
Renewable Energy; Biofuels
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Changes the definition of renewable energy to require that biofuels be produced from renewable energy sources. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
THIELEN |
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HB2221
Pretrial Release; Court Appearance Reminder System; Risk Assessment
RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
Requires courts to order any person charged with a criminal offense to be released on personal recognizance or on the execution of an unsecured bond, unless the person is unlikely to appear for trial. Requires the Judiciary to establish statewide court appearance reminder system. Establishes requirements for any pretrial risk assessment tool used by the Judiciary. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
GATES, BROWER, EVANS, HOLT, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, DeCoite |
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HB2222
Criminal Trespass; Public Park or Recreational Ground; Homeless
RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS.
Amends the penalty for criminal trespass onto public parks and recreational grounds. Requires law enforcement officers to provide homeless individuals who trespass onto public parks and recreational grounds with information regarding homeless shelters, services, facilities, and safe zones. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
GATES, BROWER, DECOITE, EVANS, HOLT, LOPRESTI |
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HB2223
Internet Privacy; Personal Data; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
Proposes to amend Article 1 of the Hawaii Constitution to establish a public right for individuals to delete certain information that is published on the Internet. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HOLT, ING, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MIZUNO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2224
Hawaii Technology Investment Program; Qualified High Technology Business; Hotel; Motel; Restaurant
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.
Amends the definition of "qualified high technology business" to include any business operating a hotel, motel, restaurant, or similar business under the Hawaii Technology Investment Program. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2225
Chief Information Officer; Information Technology Projects; Verification and Validation
RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
Provides the Chief Information Officer with full discretion to require independent verification and validation of the information technology projects if certain criteria are met. Requires certain information technology projects to adhere to statewide information technology governance and provides a review process developed by the chief information officer for the information technology project. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KEOHOKALOLE, JOHANSON, YAMASHITA |
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HB2226
Queen Lili‘uokalani Day; Labor Day
RELATING TO QUEEN LILI‘UOKALANI DAY.
Establishes Queen Lili‘uokalani Day on the first Monday in the month of September each year, rather than on September 2, in order to coincide with Labor Day. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TUPOLA, WARD |
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HB2227
CIP; 48th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 48th Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
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HB2228
Firearms; Safety; Voluntary Surrender
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires individuals who are disqualified from firearms and ammunition ownership or possession to voluntarily surrender their firearms to the chief of police within twenty-four hours of notice of disqualification. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, GATES, LOPRESTI |
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HB2229
Intoxicating Liquor; Identification Requirements; Parking Lot Areas; Posting Requirements
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Specifies ID requirements for any person consuming alcohol on licensed premises or property under the control of a licensee. Specifies licensee posting requirements. Prohibits any person from consuming liquor while on or in the licensed premises after the hours of operation unless permitted by licensee. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, DeCoite, LoPresti, Thielen |
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HB2230
Unlicensed Manufacture or Sale of Liquor; Penalty; Organized Crime; Racketeering Activity
RELATING TO LIQUOR.
Adds unlicensed manufacture or sale of liquor as an offense for which property is subject to forfeiture and increases the penalty to a class C felony. Provides an affirmative defense. Amends definitions of "organized crime" and "racketeering activity" to include the unlicensed manufacture or sale of liquor. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, SAY, THIELEN |
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HB2231
Disabled Persons Parking; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Provides an income tax credit to a taxpayer who purchases or modifies a personal vehicle for use by a person with a disability. Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. |
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1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, GATES |
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HB2232
Motor Vehicle Weight Tax; Exemption for Lifts and Ramps
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX.
Excludes the weight of lifts and ramps, motors to operate them, and vehicle chassis reinforcements, from the determination of net weight for non-commercial vehicles for purposes of levying the state and county motor vehicle weight tax. Takes effect on 7/1/2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, GATES, THIELEN |
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HB2233
HTDC; SPRB; Geothermal Industrial Park ($)
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR A GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRIAL PARK.
Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to issue special purpose revenue bonds in its name to finance the costs of a geothermal industrial park near a new or existing geothermal power source for the purpose of creating economic opportunity for energy intensive industries engaged in commerce. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKASHIMA, EVANS, C. LEE, ONISHI, YAMANE |
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HB2234
Marketplace Facilitators; Referrers; Remote Sellers; General Excise Tax; Use Tax
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Requires marketplace facilitators, referrers, and remote sellers that meet certain requirements to remit general excise or use taxes or report sales information. Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKASHIMA |
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HB2235
Small Business Regulatory Review Board
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD.
Clarifies the intent of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board's powers when reviewing state and county administrative rules that impact small business. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKASHIMA, EVANS |
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HB2236
Cable TV; Telecommunications; DCCA; PUC; DBEDT ($)
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
Transfers to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) jurisdiction over cable TV and the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and telecommunications carriers from the Public Utilities Commission. Establishes the position of a commissioner of telecommunications. Creates special fund in DBEDT for cable TV and telecommunications carriers. Requires the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council to advise the Director of DBEDT on broadband deployment. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKASHIMA, BELATTI, BROWER, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, YAMASHITA |
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HB2237
CIP; 1st Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 1st Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKASHIMA |
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HB2238
Emergency Preparedness; Public Schools; Safe Keiki Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
Establishes the safe keiki grant program to award funds to qualified DOE schools to purchase supplies for students to remain at school shelters for 48 hours in the event of an emergency. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
FUKUMOTO, BELATTI, CULLEN, HASHEM, JOHANSON, KONG, LUKE, MCKELVEY, OHNO, ONISHI, WOODSON |
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HB2239
Income Tax Credit; Emergency Supplies
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax credit for the purchase of household emergency preparedness supplies. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
FUKUMOTO, CULLEN, LUKE |
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HB2240
State Lottery; Public Education; Special Funds ($)
RELATING TO A STATE LOTTERY.
Creates state lottery, state lottery commission, and state lottery account. Requires certain percentages of lottery revenues to be deposited into the lottery administrative account managed by the director of the state lottery and into the general fund and new special funds to be administered by the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO, CREAGAN, HASHEM, KEOHOKALOLE, Brower |
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HB2241
Elderly; Economic Security; Building Code; Standards; Counties
RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE ELDERLY.
Prohibits the State Building Code Council and county councils from establishing disabled accessibility or usability standards for residential buildings that are lower than those established by the most recent editions of the International Building Code and the International Residential Code. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2242
Seniors; Senior Advocate Program; Judiciary; Feasibility Study
RELATING TO A SENIOR ADVOCATE PROGRAM.
Requires the judiciary to study the feasibility of establishing a volunteer-based senior advocate program in the family courts of the State that would complement existing efforts to assist persons involved in adult protective proceedings pursuant to chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires a report to the 2020 Legislature. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2243
Small Business; Study; Hui ‘Imi Advisory Council; OHA; Economic Development
RELATING TO THE HUI ‘IMI ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Reconvenes and repurposes the Hui ‘Imi advisory council and requires the advisory council to conduct a study on the state of Hawaiian small business in Hawaii and to submit a report of its findings to the legislature. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2244
Education; Home Schooling; DOE; DHS; Family Court
RELATING TO HOME SCHOOLING.
Establishes protections for home-schooled children. Among other things, requires the Department of Education to request the child welfare services staff of the Department of Human Services to conduct background checks on all persons connected to a proposed home school and authorizes the Department of Human Services to conduct these background checks. Provides a process whereby a parent or guardian whose request to home-school a child has been denied may petition the family court to determine whether home schooling is appropriate. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2245
Earned Income Tax Credit; Refundable; Tax Reserve Fund Subaccount ($)
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Makes the earned income tax credit refundable in twelve monthly payments, unless the taxpayer opts to receive the refund in a lump sum. Creates a subaccount in the tax reserve fund for refunds of the earned income tax credit. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BELATTI, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2246
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; DOE; Student Training; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a program to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction to each high school student. Requires statewide implementation by the 2023-2024 school year. Appropriates moneys. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN, Belatti |
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HB2247
Elections; Campaign Finance; Advertisements; Internet; Social Media
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Clarifies that certain disclosure requirements for campaign advertisements apply to advertisements communicated by digital means or through the Internet or online social media. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BELATTI, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2248
DCCA; Consumer Protection; Appliance Efficiency Standards
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt state appliance efficiency standards to protect consumers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BELATTI, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI, THIELEN |
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HB2249
Grid Resiliency; Energy; Disaster Preparedness; Capital Investment; Rebate Program; Task Force ($)
RELATING TO ELECTRIC GRID RESILIENCY.
Establishes the grid resiliency capital investment program and the grid resiliency rebate program as well as a grid resiliency task force to prepare the State's electrical grid for natural disasters and other emergencies. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BELATTI, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, THIELEN |
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HB2250
Family Leave; Sick Leave; Children; Medical Care
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.
Adds routine medical care for a child as a qualifying reason for parents to use family leave under chapter 398. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MATSUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, YAMASHITA, Evans, Keohokalole, Say, Tupola |
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HB2251
OVUII; Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant; Paramedics; Emergency Medical Services; Blood Specimen
RELATING TO AUTHORIZING OVUII BLOOD DRAWS BY PARAMEDICS.
Allows emergency medical services personnel to draw blood at the scene of an automobile accident potentially involving an intoxicated driver, if conditions of existing blood draw statute §291E-21 are met. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MATSUMOTO, LEARMONT, OHNO, THIELEN, Say, Tupola |
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HB2252
Computer Science; University of Hawaii; Freshman Admission Requirements; Advanced Placement; International Baccalaureate
RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.
Allows an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate computer science course to substitute for one math or one science course at the high school level to satisfy the University of Hawaii's freshman admission requirements. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MATSUMOTO, BROWER, CREAGAN, LEARMONT, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, THIELEN, Hashem |
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HB2253
Autonomous Motor Vehicles; Department of Transportation; Testing; Liability; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLES.
Authorizes and regulates the testing of autonomous vehicles in the State of Hawaii. Establishes approval process and annual reporting. Defines autonomous vehicles, regulations, and financial liabilities. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
WARD, CACHOLA, EVANS, KONG, LOPRESTI, SAY, SOUKI, Brower, Creagan, Hashem |
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HB2254
DLNR; Homelessness, Alternative Living, Park Campsite Program
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
This Act instructs DLNR to create a park maintenance campsite program which provides homeless individuals and families with legal campsites at parks in exchange for their services maintaining park grounds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
WARD, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, SAY, Cachola, Hashem, Souki |
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HB2255
College Service Corps; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO COLLEGE SERVICE CORPS.
Establishes the Hawaii college service corps to provide recent high school graduates with tuition waivers and college credit for participation in qualifying college service corps programs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
WARD, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, KONG, LOPRESTI, SAY, THIELEN, Cachola, McKelvey, Souki |
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HB2256
Broadband Internet Access Service; Protections; Net Neutrality
RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE.
Requires a provider of broadband internet access services to be transparent with network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband internet access services. Prohibits a provider of broadband internet access services from blocking lawful websites, impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic, engaging in paid prioritization, or interfering with or disadvantaging users of broadband internet access services. Requires an applicant of a broadband-related permit seeking a state-granted or county-granted right to attach small cell or other broadband wireless communication devices to utility poles to comply with certain practices. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, HAR, HASHEM, KEOHOKALOLE, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, Creagan, San Buenaventura |
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HB2257
Money Transmitters Act; Virtual Currency
RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
Extends the money transmitters act to expressly apply to persons engaged in the transmission of virtual currency. Requires licensees dealing with virtual currency to provide a warning to consumers prior to entering into an agreement with them. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO, BROWER, CREAGAN, FUKUMOTO, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, TAKAYAMA, Keohokalole, San Buenaventura |
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HB2258
Tort Liability; Immunity; County Lifeguards; Beaches; Ocean
RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.
Provides limited liability protection for county lifeguards and counties providing lifeguard services on beaches or in the ocean. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ITO, KONG, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, SAIKI, SAY, SOUKI, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WOODSON, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Nakashima, San Buenaventura |
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HB2259
DLNR; Ocean Safety; Marine Events; Permits; Event Spectators; Rules
RELATING TO MARINE EVENTS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allow applications for marine event permits up to one year in advance and to adopt rules to mitigate hazards posed by vessels, thrill craft, drones, and other means used by spectators to observe or record marine events. Requires a report to the 2019 Legislature. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAY, TODD, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, San Buenaventura, Tupola |
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HB2260
Weighted Student Formula; Impact on Small and Remote Schools; LRB Study
RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING.
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the impact of the weighted student formula on small and remote schools to determine whether the formula fulfills its statutory purpose of equalizing operational funding among the State's public schools. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ITO, KONG, LEARMONT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, ONISHI, SAY, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
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HB2261
Environment; Health; Coral Reefs; Raw Sewage; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SEWAGE SPILLS.
Requires the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii to conduct ongoing studies of the impacts of sewage spills on human health and affected coral reefs. Requires the Institute of Marine Biology to submit an annual report to the Legislature prior to the convening of each regular session. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, BELATTI, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ING, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, ONISHI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WOODSON, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, San Buenaventura, Souki |
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HB2262
Jason Flatt Act; Suicide Prevention Training; School Personnel
RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING.
Requires two hours of annual in-service training in suicide prevention for all teachers, principals, and school counselors. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, BELATTI, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ITO, KONG, LOWEN, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAY, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, San Buenaventura, Tupola |
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HB2263
Jury Duty; Exemption; Kupuna
RELATING TO JURY DUTY EXEMPTIONS.
Lowers the automatic jury duty exemption age from eighty to seventy. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TODD, San Buenaventura |
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HB2264
Sunscreen; Octinoxate; Oxybenzone; Prohibitions
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of non-prescription SPF sunscreen products containing octinoxate or oxybenzone. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, ING, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MCKELVEY, OHNO, SAIKI, TAKUMI, TODD, San Buenaventura |
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HB2265
Commercial Ocean Recreation; Safety Measures; Watersports
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL OCEAN RECREATION.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules regulating the activity of watersport excursion companies to provide for increased safety measures. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, ICHIYAMA, ING, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, TAKUMI, WOODSON, YAMANE |
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HB2266
Transient Accommodations Tax Revenues; Counties
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Amends the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues to be remitted to the counties. Requires the counties to use transient accommodations tax revenues to enforce ordinances regulating transient accommodations and other short term rentals and for other specific programs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, CULLEN, LOPRESTI, LUKE, NAKAMURA, OHNO, SAIKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Brower, Creagan |
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HB2267
State Highway Enforcement Program ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
Establishes the State Highway Enforcement Program and related fund within the Department of Transportation. Establishes surcharge eligible zones for illegal parking in certain areas. Surcharge to be imposed by courts in addition to other penalties and fines. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKAMURA, BROWER, CACHOLA, GATES, QUINLAN |
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HB2268
Cesspools; Working Group; Study ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Requires the Department of Health to hire a third-party consultant to conduct a study on the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools statewide, including financing issues and financing mechanisms. Establishes a working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKAMURA, CACHOLA, CULLEN, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO |
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HB2269
Mobile Clinic; Homeless; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MOBILE CLINICS.
Appropriates funds to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, AQUINO, ING, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2270
Department of Human Services; Homelessness; Safe Zones; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish safe zones where homeless persons may reside. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, KEOHOKALOLE, OHNO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Aquino, Morikawa, Nakashima |
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HB2271
Practice of Behavior Analysis; School Setting; Scope of Licensure
RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
Clarifies the scope of licensure for individuals engaged in the practice of behavior analysis in a school setting. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, CREAGAN, JOHANSON, C. LEE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OHNO, YAMASHITA |
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HB2272
State Capitol; DAGS; PSD; Security; Improvements; Parking; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL.
Directs DAGS to work with PSD and others to plan and implement security improvements at the state capitol. Requires DAGS to reassign use of certain parking stalls within the state capitol area. Appropriates funds to DAGS and PSD. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2273
Zero-Emission Vehicles; Rental Cars; Inventory; Fleet ($)
RELATING TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES.
Requires rental motor vehicle lessors to incorporate zero-emission vehicles into their fleets. Creates a rental motor vehicle emissions surcharge tax on rental motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. Creates a Hawaii zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure special fund and grant program to promote development of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2274
DOT; Parking Facilities; Electric Vehicles; Charging Infrastructure
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Expands the State's existing electric vehicle charging requirements to include parking lots for multi-unit buildings and workplaces. Creates a ratio to calculate the total number of electric vehicle parking stalls a parking facility with more than 200 stalls must have beginning 7/1/2021. Allows the director of transportation to fine properties not in compliance with the electric vehicle parking requirements. Effective 7/1/2020. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2275
HCDA; Private Street, Highway, or Thoroughfare; County Standards
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Requires certain private streets, highways, or thoroughfares in a development district of the HCDA to conform to county construction and maintenance standards. Requires owners of private streets, highways, or thoroughfares in a development district to be responsible for the costs of conforming and maintaining the private roads to county standards. Authorizes private civil injunctive actions in the circuit courts to enforce compliance. Repeal on 6/30/2023. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2276
Clean Water Branch; Environmental Health Specialist ($)
RELATING TO WATER QUALITY MONITORING.
Establishes an additional full-time Environmental Health Specialist IV position within the Department of Health to monitor water quality in East Hawaii. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TODD, BELATTI, GATES, HOLT, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, C. LEE, LOWEN, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN |
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HB2277
Department of Human Services; Child Welfare Services; East Hawaii Service Section; Caseload; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Establishes the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section Pilot Project within the Department of Human Services to increase staff and reduce caseloads in the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
TODD, GATES, HOLT, KOBAYASHI, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2278
Suicide Prevention Task Force
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes a suicide prevention task force to develop a strategic plan to reduce suicide in Hawaii by 25% by 2025. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LEARMONT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN |
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HB2279
Caregivers Omnibus Bill ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes and amends provisions relating to the care of the elderly and disabled in state-licensed care facilities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LEARMONT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2280
DOH; Hawaii State Hospital; Security Corrective Plan; CIP; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase electronic ankle monitoring bracelets, hand wands, lighting, and closed circuit television cameras for the Hawaii State Hospital. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund capital improvement projects at the Hawaii State Hospital to improve security. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CULLEN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LEARMONT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN |
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HB2281
Homelessness; Housing; DHS; DOH; HPHA; Outreach; Rapid Rehousing; State Rent Supplement; Housing First; Ohana Zones; Oahu Family Assessment Center; Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes within the Department of Human Services an Ohana Zones program to provide housing to homeless individuals and families based on principles similar to Housing First and appropriates unspecified funds for the program. Appropriates unspecified funds to the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health to continue to administer programs for individuals or families who require assistance to avoid or escape homelessness including outreach, Rapid Rehousing, Housing First, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, and the Family Assessment Center on Oahu. Appropriates unspecified funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for public housing improvements and renovations statewide and a rent supplement pilot program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BELATTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, CULLEN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KEOHOKALOLE, LEARMONT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, THIELEN |
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HB2282
CIP; 28th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 28th Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO |
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HB2283
Department of Transportation; GO Bonds; H-1 Corridor; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the designs, plans, materials, construction, and equipment for three capital improvement projects in the H-1 Corridor: the widening of Kualakai Parkway to Waiawa Interchange; the widening of Wahiawa Interchange to Halawa Interchange; and modifications to the Fort Weaver/Kunia Road ramp. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN, AQUINO, GATES, HAR, LOPRESTI, TAKUMI, YAMANE |
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HB2284
CIP; 39th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 39th Representative District. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN |
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HB2285
Grants; Public Recognition of State Support for Projects
RELATING TO GRANTS.
Requires grantees to publicly recognize state support of projects that have been awarded grants. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN, AQUINO, LOWEN, YAMANE |
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HB2286
Heavy Trucks; Driving in Left-Most Lane; Director of Transportation
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits heavy trucks from driving in the left-most lane of an interstate freeway except when there is a traffic accident or emergency road situation, in an unsafe area, or where there is a single-lane highway. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN, AQUINO, GATES, HAR, LOPRESTI, TAKUMI, YAMANE |
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HB2287
Pueo; Research; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PUEO RESEARCH.
Appropriates funds for the department of land and natural resources to conduct, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources, a two-year breeding ecology study and two-year foraging ecology study on the pueo on Oahu. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN |
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HB2288
Workers' Compensation; Medical Conditions; Firefighters
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Requires an injured workers' private health insurance to pay for medical services and supplies when workers' compensation claim is controverted by an employer. Under certain conditions, increases employer's percentage of liability for medical services and supplies when firefighter has compensable claim for cancer. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, MIZUNO |
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HB2289
Online Privacy; Employees; Applicants; Students; Prospective Students
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.
Adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, unpaid interns, applicants, students, and prospective students from employers and educational institutions, respectively. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, BROWER, JOHANSON, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI |
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HB2290
Security Freezes; Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies; Consumers; Protected Consumers
RELATING TO SECURITY FREEZES.
Specifies that a consumer credit reporting agency shall not charge a fee for placing, lifting, or removing a security freeze on a consumer's credit report or for placing or removing a security freeze on a protected consumer's credit report or records. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, BROWER, JOHANSON, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, SAIKI |
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HB2291
Liquor License; Restaurant Licenses; New Licenses; Transfer of License; Liquor Commission
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Authorizes the liquor commission to issue a new restaurant liquor license prior to the restaurant commencing operation. Requires an applicant for a new class 2 restaurant liquor license to include a certification that the applicant intends and shall derive no less than thirty per cent of the establishment's gross revenue from the sale of foods. Clarifies that a class 2 restaurant liquor license is transferrable, provided that the transferee certifies that the transferee intends and shall derive no less than thirty per cent of the establishment's gross revenue from the sale of foods. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, WOODSON |
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HB2292
Liquor License; Class 10 Special License; Fundraising Events; Fee Waiver
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Waives fees and other requirements for applicants for a class 10 liquor license. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, WOODSON |
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HB2293
Minimum Wage; DLIR; Department of Labor Publications
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually update the minimum wage based upon a percentage of the median hourly wage for all occupations in Hawaii. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LUKE, SAIKI, Belatti |
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HB2294
Labor; Minimum Wage; DLIR; Consumer Price Index
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
Establishes minimum wage rates for 2019, 2020, and 2021. Repeals the tip credit. For 2020 and subsequent years, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adjust the minimum wage rate in accordance with the Honolulu region consumer price index. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LUKE, SAIKI, Belatti |
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HB2295
Income Tax Rates
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Changes income tax rates and eliminates state income tax for those at or below the poverty level for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, WOODSON, Evans, Learmont, Nakamura, San Buenaventura |
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HB2296
Customer Privacy; Internet Service Providers
RELATING TO INTERNET PRIVACY.
Prohibits internet service providers from using the personal information of customers for specific purposes without the prior written consent of customers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, OHNO, WOODSON, Keohokalole, San Buenaventura |
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HB2297
Department of Transportation; GO Bonds; Lahaina Bypass Extension; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for design, plans, material, construction, and equipment for an extension of the Lahaina bypass road from north Keawe street to beyond Pu‘ukoli‘i road. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, SOUKI, WOODSON, DeCoite |
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HB2298
Environmental Impact Statement; Delayed Construction; Community Discussion and Feedback Sessions
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires, for any proposed action involving construction for which an environmental impact statement has been accepted by an agency but for which construction has not commenced within five years of acceptance of the statement, the developer of the construction project to exercise due diligence with respect to any changes in the community where the project is planned and requires developers to hold community discussion and feedback sessions to discuss relevant and new concerns regarding the project. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, CREAGAN |
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HB2299
Indemnification; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO INDEMNIFICATION OF COUNTY AGENCIES.
Facilitates the process by which the University of Hawaii obtains approval to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a county agency, its officers, agents, and employees for university purposes and functions on county property. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, DECOITE, EVANS, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, OHNO, San Buenaventura |
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HB2300
Government; Budget; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Requires the University of Hawaii to submit a report to the legislature within thirty days of each appropriation transfer or changes between programs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, EVANS |
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HB2301
Invasive Species Authority; Establishment; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority, administratively attached to the Department of Agriculture, to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and to improve coordination of the State's invasive species prevention, early detection, rapid response, control, enforcement, and outreach programs. Appropriates funds to implement the Authority and relevant interagency invasive species projects. Effective 7/1/2018. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2728 |
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HB2302
Important Agricultural Land Qualified Agricultural Costs Tax Credit
RELATING TO THE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LAND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL COST TAX CREDIT.
Extending through the 2028 tax year, the time that the Department of Agriculture may certify important agricultural lands qualified agricultural costs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2729 |
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HB2303
Pesticide Use Revolving Fund; Ceiling
RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.
Increase the Pesticide Use Revolving Fund threshold from $250,000 to $1,000,000. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2730 |
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HB2304
Industrial Hemp Program; Hemp Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establish a special fund within the Department of Agriculture to deposit fees and expend funds necessary for the industrial hemp pilot program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2731 |
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HB2305
Coffee Berry Borer; Pesticide Subsidy Program Manager Position
RELATING TO COFFEE BERRY BORER.
Extending through the June 30, 2022, the exemption from chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, of the pesticide subsidy program manager position in order to provide assistance to local coffee farmers for pesticide costs incurred through the final year of the program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2732 |
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HB2306
Agriculture; Food Safety Certification Costs Grant Program ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Clarifies that the amount appropriated in Act 183, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, shall be deposited into the food safety certification costs grant program special fund and that the same amount shall be appropriated out of the special fund for fiscal year 2018-2019. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2733 |
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HB2307
Employee's Designation of Beneficiary Form
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE'S DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY FORM.
Amend section 78-23(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Employee's Designation of Beneficiary form to be kept in the department where the employee is employed and also to permit the designation to be filed and maintained electronically. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2734 |
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HB2308
Relating to the Independence of the Office of Information Practices ($)
RELATING TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.
Statutorily establishes the Office of Information Practices' Director's term for six years and thereafter until a successor is appointed, and sets the salary equivalent to the salary of the Director of Health. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2735 |
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HB2309
Procurement; Small Purchase of Service
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT OF SMALL PURCHASE OF SERVICE.
Authorizes rules for small purchase procedures for the purchase of health and human services under chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective upon approval. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2736 |
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HB2310
Procurement; Treatment Purchase of Service
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT OF TREATMENT PURCHASE OF SERVICES.
Authorizes the departments to issue the request for statements of qualifications and to establish lists of qualified providers for treatment purchase of service. Effective upon approval. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2737 |
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HB2311
Protection of Personal Information on Unclaimed Electronic Devices
RELATING TO FOUND ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Clarifies that found electronic devices that may contain personal information shall be sanitized before providing the unclaimed property to finders or disposing of the property by public auction or other means. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2738 |
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HB2312
Alternative Project Delivery; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY.
Provides public entities with an alternative method to deliver and finance state projects. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2739 |
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HB2313
Claims Against the State ($)
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2740 |
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HB2314
Covered Offender Registration
RELATING TO COVERED OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
Adds section 707-733(1)(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a covered offense when committed towards a minor, and provides uniformity to the requirements for defendants that are involuntarily hospitalized pursuant to section 706-607, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or have charges dismissed by reason of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect pursuant to chapter 704, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2741 |
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HB2315
Criminal History Record Information
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Clears up inconsistencies in the processing of expungements and public dissemination of criminal history record information relating to cases in which the defendant is acquitted or charges are dismissed by reason of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect under chapter 704, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or is involuntarily hospitalized under section 706-607, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2742 |
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HB2316
The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT.
Establishes in the Department of the Attorney General a program responsible for issuing credentials to qualified law enforcement officers pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, as amended. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2743 |
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HB2317
False Claims to the State
RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE.
Amends false claims to the State statute by increasing penalties to maintain consistency with the federal False Claims Act and in order to comply with the federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. Consistency will enable the State of Hawaii to receive a larger share of recoveries where parallel federal and state false claims cases produce penalties that are shared by the federal and state governments. Failure to maintain consistency could result in the State receiving a smaller share than would be permitted under the present model. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2744 |
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HB2318
CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION
RELATING TO CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Amends the definition of "confidential personal information," in section 708-800, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to eliminate unconstitutionally vague provisions in the law as determined by the Hawaii Supreme Court, in its decision of State v. Pacquing, 139 Haw. 302 (2016). |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2745 |
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HB2319
Child Support; Income Withholding; Employer; Fines
RELATING TO INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR CHILD SUPPORT.
Amends the income withholding requirements to impose a fine against any employer who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent subject to income withholding, or who fails to comply with an order of assignment of future income. Takes effect upon approval. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2746 |
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HB2320
Nonprofit Corporations
RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Amends Chapter 414D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify that public benefit corporations may not purchase its memberships, to clarify that a person who does not have authority to vote as a member of the board is not a director, to clarify that a corporation with members may designate its directors, to add previous wording that was inadvertently removed through Act 87, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, and to increase the length of time that the Attorney General has to review proposed sale of substantially all of the assets of public benefit corporations other than in the regular course of its activities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2747 |
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HB2321
Charitable Organizations
RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Amends chapter 467B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to substitute the term "total revenue" in place of "gross revenue", clarify when professional solicitors must file financial reports, clarify when commercial co-venturers must provide a charitable organization with an accounting and the benefit, eliminate the requirement for certain charitable organizations to submit an audit report, and make other housekeeping amendments. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2748 |
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HB2322
Child Support Guidelines
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES.
Amends the child support guidelines requirements to provide for more opportunity for the public to be involved in the review of the guidelines and to require consideration of additional factors relating to the situation of the parents. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2749 |
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HB2323
Technology; Broadband; Wireless Facilities Networks; Zoning; Counties; State Functions and Responsibilities
RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
Describes the application process for a permitted use permit to a state or county agency for the collocation of small wireless facilities on state or county utility poles, light standards, buildings, or structures. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2750 |
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HB2324
Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems and Office of Aerospace Development
RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS.
Amends section 201-76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to expressly place the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Deletes the executive director of the space center as a member of the board and adds the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2751 |
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HB2325
Green Energy Market Securitization ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Creates a $50,000,000 revolving line of credit sub-fund under the umbrella of the Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) loan fund for any state agency or department to finance energy efficiency measures. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2752 |
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HB2326
Small Business Regulatory Review Board
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD.
Clarifies the intent of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board's powers when reviewing state and county administrative rules that impact small business. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2753 |
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HB2327
Lands Controlled by the State; Exemption from Legislative Approval of Sale or Gift of Lands
RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.
Exempts from legislative approval the sale of the leased fee interest in certain affordable leasehold developments by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2754 |
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HB2328
Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Makes technical and housekeeping amendments to Act 159, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, and statutes amended by Act 159. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2755 |
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HB2329
Conveyance Tax; Allocation of Taxes Paid Into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Repeals the statutory cap on the disposition of conveyance taxes dedicated for deposit into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund for the financing of affordable rental housing development. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2756 |
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HB2330
Rental Housing Projects; General Excise Tax Exemption; Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Expands and extends to June 30, 2026, the certification for exemption from general excise tax and use tax costs for certain rental housing projects pursuant to section 201H-36(a)(5), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include affordable rents. Requires said project owners to accept Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers as a condition of certification. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2757 |
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HB2331
Housing; Expedited Approvals for Eligible Affordable Housing Projects
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes expedited approvals for affordable housing projects seeking district boundary amendments for land areas of fifteen acres or less under the jurisdiction of the counties, as well as expedited approvals by the Hawaii Community Development Authority. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2758 |
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HB2332
Low-income Housing Tax Credit
RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to at-risk rules and deductions and to passive activity loss do not apply with respect to claims for the state low-income housing tax credit. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2759 |
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HB2333
Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Authorizes the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to deposit moneys it receives from the repayments of loans and payments of interest or fees from the Hawaii capital loan program in chapter 210, the Hawaii large fishing vessel purchase, construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair loan program in chapter 189, and the Hawaii small fishing vessel loan program in chapter 189, into the Hawaii community-based economic development revolving fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2760 |
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HB2334
Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND DEFINITION OF "DEPENDENT-BENEFICIARY".
Amends the definition of "dependent-beneficiary" as used in chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2761 |
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HB2335
Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF); Insurance
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND EXEMPTION FROM THE INSURANCE CODE.
Expands the exemption of the EUTF from the insurance code. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2762 |
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HB2336
Employees' Retirement System; employer contributions.
RELATING TO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Allows payment of employer contributions to the Employees' Retirement System in advance of the fiscal year in which the contributions are required; provides for interest on and application of the advance payments. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2763 |
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HB2337
Employees' Retirement System; Unclaimed Property
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Preserves the Employees' Retirement System's use and control of unclaimed member contributions and benefit payments. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2764 |
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HB2338
Employees' Retirement System; Personnel
RELATING TO INVESTMENT PERSONNEL OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Executive Director, to appoint one or more investment professionals and changes the status of investment specialists from civil service to exempt from civil service. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2765 |
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HB2339
Employees' Retirement System; accidental death; service-connected disability.
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Amends and clarifies the applicability of benefits for accidental death and service-connected disability benefits for members of the Employees' Retirement System. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2766 |
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HB2340
Employees' Retirement System; acquisition of retirement service credit.
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Amends and clarifies the acquisition of service provisions to maintain the tax-qualified status of the Employees' Retirement System. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2767 |
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HB2341
Employees' Retirement System; Hawaii Domestic Relations Orders.
RELATING TO QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS.
Amends the effective date for the implementation of Hawaii Domestic Relations Orders by the Employees' Retirement System. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2768 |
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HB2342
Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies; Security Freeze; Credit Report; Protected Consumers; Fee
RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES.
Eliminates the fee charged by a consumer reporting agency to place, lift, or remove a security freeze requested by a consumer, protected consumer, or a protected consumer's representative. Allows a consumer to request a security freeze at any time. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2769 |
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HB2343
Health Clubs; Surety Bond Requirement
RELATING TO HEALTH CLUBS.
Requires health clubs to maintain a surety bond of at least $100,000 to be paid to any member who suffers loss of money paid due to the insolvency or cessation of operation of a health club. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2770 |
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HB2344
Mortgage Servicers; Commissioner of Financial Institutions; Unlicensed Persons; Cease and Desist; Consent Order; Chapter 91; Administrative Proceeding; Rules; NMLS; Violation
RELATING TO MORTGAGE SERVICERS.
Augments the Commissioner of Financial Institutions ability to adapt chapter 454M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requirements as reasonably necessary to use in NMLS. Authorizes the commissioner to enter into consent orders, and to issue cease and desist orders for chapter violations by licensees and unlicensed persons. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2771 |
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HB2345
Money Transmitters; Commissioner of Financial Institutions; Powers; Bond; Security Device.
RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS.
Amends bond provisions for consistency with terms used in chapter 489D, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Clarifies the commissioner's powers, including authority to administer and enforce chapter 489D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, issue declaratory rulings and informal interpretations, investigate complaints, subpoena witnesses, conduct hearings, require disclosures and criminal history record checks, hire qualified professionals for assistance, deposit revenues, fees and fines into the compliance resolution fund, revoke or limit licenses for violation, and report licensee violations to an appropriate federal agency. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2772 |
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HB2346
Administrator; Third party administrator; License
RELATING TO THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS.
Encourages disclosure of contracts between insurers and third party administrators (administrators), both to potential insureds and the insurance commissioner. Promotes the financial responsibility of administrators. Regulates administrators' practices in conformity with the general purposes of this article. Governs the qualifications and procedures for the licensing of administrators. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2773 |
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HB2347
Insurance; Health Insurance; Corporate Governance; National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act; Trade Name; Assumed Name; Pre-Existing Disclosure; Provider Reimbursement; Reimbursement By Provider; Medical Service Provider; Pharmacist; Contraceptive; Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act; Group-Wid
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Amends various portions of the Hawaii Insurance Code under Hawaii Revised Statutes title 24 to update and improve existing Insurance Code provisions. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2774 |
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HB2348
Health insurance; Guaranty fund; Guaranty association; Hawaii health insurance guaranty association; Hawaii life and disability insurance guaranty association; Insolvency; Medical service organization; Mutual benefit society; Health maintenance organization; Health care provider; Covered claim; Chapter 431; Article 16
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.
Creates and establishes an insurance guaranty fund for Hawaii domestic medical service organizations and health maintenance organizations. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2775 |
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HB2349
Citations; Motor Vehicle Repair Violations; Fines
RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR VIOLATIONS.
Authorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of the motor vehicle repair laws and rules by licensees. Sets forth a process for licensees to contest the citation and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2776 |
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HB2350
Defense; National Guard
RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Allow the Department to recoup operating costs when the department allows for temporary facility use to the public. Currently, the law requires all monies received from the rentals shall be deposited into the general fund of the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2777 |
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HB2351
Defense; National Guard; Chargeable Transient Quarters Revolving Fund ($)
RELATING TO THE CHARGEABLE TRANSIENT QUARTERS REVOLVING FUND.
Creates a Chargeable Transient Quarters revolving fund into which lodging and billet fees are deposited and accounted for. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2778 |
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HB2352
Board membership; Permits
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.
Increase membership on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to include a member of the Native Hawaiian Education Council and a non-voting public university student teacher. Clarify that a permit is required for non-licensed teachers serving in public schools. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2779 |
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HB2353
Hawaii State Public Library System
RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Makes miscellaneous technical amendments to facilitate library operations. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2780 |
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HB2354
Income Tax; Check-off
RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF.
Increases from $2 to $4 the amount of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual's state income tax refund to the libraries special fund. Permits designation of check-off in the amount of $4 or $8 to the library special fund. Effective for taxable years after December 31, 2017. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2781 |
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HB2355
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Disclosure of Government Records
RELATING TO PERSONAL PRIVACY.
Specifies certain records of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands are not required to be publicly disclosed or made open to inspection pursuant to public records requests and may be discussed during an executive meeting of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2782 |
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HB2356
Public Housing; State Low-income Housing; Elder or Elderly Housing; Smoking Prohibited
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Prohibits smoking in and around public housing projects and state low-income housing projects under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and in and around elder or elderly housing. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2783 |
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HB2357
State Low-income Housing; Housing for Elders; Evictions
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Creates an eviction process for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's state low-income housing and state housing for elders programs. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2784 |
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HB2358
Public Lands; Hawaii Public Housing Authority Lands Exemption
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Exempts lands to which Hawaii Public Housing Authority holds title from the definition of "public lands" in section 171-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2785 |
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HB2359
Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Trespass
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public and amends criminal trespass in the second degree to permit the prosecution of an unauthorized entry or a violation of a written prohibition to enter into the subject housing projects. Clarifies requirements for signage notifying trespassers of illegal entry. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2786 |
|
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HB2360
Child Care Providers; Liability Insurance; Department of Human Services; Wiley Kaikou Muir Act.
RELATING TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
Extends the implementation and enforcement dates of Act 161, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, until July 1, 2019. Requires the Department of Human Services to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2019 Regular Session. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2787 |
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HB2361
Department of Human Services; Med-QUEST Division; State Health Planning and Development Agency; Health and Healthcare Information and Data; Health Analytics Program ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH ANALYTICS.
Establishes the Health Analytics Program in the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services and authorizes the Department of Human Services to maintain an all-payers medical claims data base. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2788 |
|
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HB2362
Department of Human Services; Administrative Appeals; Administrative Appeals Hearing Officers; Civil Service Exemption
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS.
Exempts from civil service positions known as Administrative Appeals Hearing Officer in the Department of Human Services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2789 |
|
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HB2363
Rights of Children in Foster Care
RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.
Amends the Child Protective Act, chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by deleting the existing section 587A-3, Guiding Principles for children in foster care, and replacing it with a new section 587A- , Rights of children in foster care. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2790 |
|
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HB2364
Department of Human Services; Office of Youth Services; Juvenile Justice Reform; Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center
RELATING TO JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM.
Amends chapter 352 and chapter 352D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center, and transforms the approach of juvenile justice to a therapeutic model. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2791 |
|
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HB2365
Improve Safety of Children in Care; Criminal History Checks; Records of Deficiencies and Complaints; Role and Response to Reports of Death or Injury in a Child Care Setting; Release of Information for Purposes of Investigation; Penalties, Administrative and judicial action.
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Requires criminal history checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the Department of Human Services, clarifies that the Department of Human Services may take both administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing provisions of chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, clarifies the role and response of the child care licensing program when it receives a report of death or injury of a child in a child care setting, and addresses the release of information pending an investigation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2792 |
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HB2366
Department of Human Services; Integrated and Multigenerational Approach; Reduction of Intergenerational Poverty
RELATING TO POVERTY.
Requires the Department of Human Services to use an integrated and multigenerational approach to delivering human services to reduce the incidence of intergenerational poverty and dependence on public benefits. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2793 |
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HB2367
Health Care Payments (HMS 401); Emergency Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Makes an emergency appropriation from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2017-2018 to address the budget shortfall for health care payments program (HMS 401) in the Department of Human Services. Effective upon approval. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2794 |
|
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HB2368
Civil Service; Establish Positions ($)
RELATING TO SERVICES PERFORMED BY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
Authorizes establishment of permanent civil service positions for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to provide services historically and customarily performed by civil service employees in connection with refuse collection. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2795 |
|
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HB2369
Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs; Quorum
RELATING TO THE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ELDER AFFAIRS.
Decreases the number of members appointed to the Policy Advisory Board of Elder Affairs. Specifies that ex officio members are non-voting members. Revises the list of State agencies that provide representatives to serve as ex officio members. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2796 |
|
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HB2370
Motion Picture Theater Accommodation; Closed Captioning; Open Movie Captioning; Audio Description
RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS.
Repeals the sunset date from Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, and makes permanent the requirement to offer open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2797 |
|
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HB2371
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Administrative Claiming Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MEDICAID WAIVER ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMING SPECIAL FUND.
Create the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Administrative Claiming Special Fund into which federal moneys may be deposited from Department of Health participation in the waiver program. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2798 |
|
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HB2372
Licensed Dental Hygienist; Public Health Setting
RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN A PUBLIC HEALTH SETTING.
Allows licensed dental hygienists to practice under the general or direct supervision of any licensed dentist providing dental services in a public health setting. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2799 |
|
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HB2373
Vital Statistics Records; Disclosure within the Department for Approved Research Purposes
RELATING TO THE SHARING OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAM EMPLOYEES FOR APPROVED RESEARCH PURPOSES.
Authorizes the Department of Health to disclose public health statistics records internally within the Department of Health for approved research purposes. Permits the Department of Health to disclose information from a public health statistics record for the purpose of contacting persons identified in the record to request further information. If consent is obtained, additional information from the record may be disclosed. Information may also be disclosed when the Department's institutional review committee determines that obtaining consent is impracticable and the public health purpose outweighs the confidentiality interest in the record. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2800 |
|
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HB2374
Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund; Collections ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
Establishes the Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund to finance the collection of penalties for violations of labor law; establishes two positions, including an attorney and legal assistant, in the Department of the Attorney General to represent the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in collecting penalties for violations of law. Effective July 1, 2018. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2801 |
|
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HB2375
Temporary Disability Insurance; Disability Certification; Submission of Wage and Employment Information; Hearing Location; Service; Notice
RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE.
Permits advanced practice registered nurses to certify an employee's disability. Increases the penalty an employer is assessed for failing to submit timely wage and employment information. Permits filing of an appeal of a decision related to temporary disability insurance at the various offices of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations throughout the State. Allows the department to send notices of hearing electronically or by first-class mail. Clarifies that when the notice of hearing cannot be delivered to a party in the appeal, the notice may be given by online posting on the department's webpage. Allows the parties to a hearing to appear in person, via telephone, or by other communication devices. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2802 |
|
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HB2376
Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; Boiler and Elevator Revolving Fund
RELATING TO BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW.
Makes housekeeping amendments to Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; extends the time from five to ten years for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to reimburse the general fund from the Boiler and Elevator Revolving Fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2803 |
|
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HB2377
Workers' Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Creates a hierarchy of options for injured workers who require retraining. Creates time limits (two years) for vocational rehabilitation plans. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2804 |
|
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HB2378
Hawaii Civil Rights Commission; Investigation and Conciliation of Complaint
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION.
Authorizes the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Executive Director to either issue a final conciliation demand or dismiss a discrimination complaint and issue a notice of right to sue after a determination of a reasonable cause of discrimination is made. Expressly does not extend the Executive Director's authority and discretion with respect to fair housing, to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2805 |
|
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HB2379
Natural Resources; Inspection
RELATING TO THE TAKING OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
Clarifies that any police officer or agent of the Department of Land and Natural Resources upon whom the Board of Land and Natural Resources has conferred police powers may, in the performance of the officer's or agent's primary duties, inspect certain items for compliance with Title 12, Chapters 6D, 6E, and 6K, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and any rules adopted thereunder, or any other statutes, rules, or regulations relating to the protection and conservation of natural resources. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2806 |
|
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HB2380
State Boating Facilities; Disposition
RELATING TO DISPOSITION WITHIN STATE BOATING FACILITIES.
Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources may lease all fast lands and submerged lands within any existing state boating facility pursuant to a request for proposals without regard to section 200-2.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2807 |
|
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HB2381
Commercial Activity for Ocean Recreation and Coastal Area Programs; Definition
RELATING TO RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY FOR OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS.
Amends the definition of "commercial activity" within section 200-4(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2808 |
|
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HB2382
Crustaceans; Prohibition on Taking or Killing; Administrative Rules
RELATING TO CRUSTACEANS.
Transfers the statutory provisions of section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that prohibit the taking or killing of female spiny lobsters, kona crabs, and samoan crabs, to administrative rules of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
|
SB2809 |
|
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HB2383
Deputy Sheriffs; Special Duty
RELATING TO SPECIAL DUTY FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS.
Authorizes what is commonly known as "special duty" services, wherein deputy sheriffs serve the community by providing off-duty law enforcement services for monetary compensation to persons, organizations, and government entities other than the State Department of Public Safety. Requires the state Department of Public Safety to maintain, and revise when necessary, its policy and procedures that govern the processing of special duty requests and establish a compensation schedule for law enforcement services provided by deputy sheriffs performing special duty work. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2810 |
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HB2384
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as follows: amends sections 329-16 and 329-38(h) to be consistent with federal law, by allowing prescribing authorization of drugs which include buprenorphine and naloxone to patients undergoing "medically managed withdrawal", also known as "detoxification treatment" and "maintenance treatment" by practitioners who are properly registered. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2811 |
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HB2385
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2812 |
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HB2386
Psychiatric Treatment; Administrative Order; Administrative Authorization Process; Department of Public Safety
RELATING TO ORDERS FOR TREATMENT OVER OBJECTION.
Authorizes psychiatric and medical treatment by administrative order despite a patient's objection for pretrial detainees or committed persons in the custody of the Department of Public Safety. Establishes criteria for issuing court or administrative order and the process to determine whether administrative order should be issued for psychiatric or medical treatment over the patient's objection. Effective 7/1/2018. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2813 |
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HB2387
Release of Misdemeanants
RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF MISDEMEANANTS.
Defines the circumstances for the Director of Public Safety or a designee of the director to release pretrial and sentenced misdemeanants at community correctional centers. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2814 |
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HB2388
Parole; Discharged Persons
RELATING TO PAROLE.
Clarifies circumstances under which the Hawaii Paroling Authority may grant early discharges. Provides the paroling authority with discretion when considering pardons for paroled prisoners and clarifies early discharge consideration of paroled prisoners is an administrative action, not an in-person hearing before the authority. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2815 |
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HB2389
Parole; Legislative Appropriations; Discharged Persons
RELATING TO PAROLE.
Specifies that funds for discharged persons be subject to legislative appropriation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2816 |
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HB2390
Crime Victim Compensation for Mental Health Services
RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Authorizes crime victim compensation for mental health services for survivors in cases involving a death and for children who witness domestic violence. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2817 |
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HB2391
Uniform Controlled Substances Act
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Amends section 329-104(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Department of Public Safety Narcotics Enforcement Division Administrator to disclose, at his discretion, confidential information from the Electronic Prescription Accountability System, more commonly known as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, to authorized employees of the Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2818 |
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HB2392
Emergency Appropriation; Department of Public Safety ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for Department of Public Safety to reimburse the Department of Human Services for specialty out-of-facility care and to pay the increased costs for pharmacy services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2819 |
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HB2393
Emergency Appropriation; Department of Public Safety ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Department of Public Safety to pay for the temporary housing of 248 inmates at a non-state facility for an additional six months, during work on capital improvements to the Halawa Correctional Facility, under DAGS Job No. Job No. 12-27-5644 – security electronics and hardware repairs and improvements. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2820 |
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HB2394
Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2017; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-skipping Transfer Tax
RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2017. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2821 |
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HB2395
Electronic Filing of Tax Returns
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING.
Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require certain taxpayers to file returns electronically, subject to exceptions for reasonable cause as provided by administrative rules. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2822 |
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HB2396
Tax Administration
RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.
Increases the limit on revenues collected by the special enforcement section that are deposited into the tax administration special fund. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2823 |
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HB2397
Tax Appeals
RELATING TO TAX APPEALS.
Requires dismissal of appeals to the board of review if the board has been unable to constitute quorum for twelve consecutive months from the date the appeal is made and allows taxpayers to appeal to the tax appeal court within thirty days of dismissal. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2824 |
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HB2398
Transportation; Autocycles; Operation
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
To amend the drivers licensing requirements for operation of autocycles. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2825 |
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HB2399
Transportation; Drug; Intoxicants; Impairment
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Clarifies the definition of "drug" in chapter 291E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding the use of intoxicants while operating a vehicle. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2826 |
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HB2400
Transportation; Reconstructed vehicles; Vehicle Identification Number
RELATING TO RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLES.
To amend the law relating to County finance director’s duties by removing authority to issue a vehicle identification number to a reconstructed motor vehicle. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2827 |
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HB2401
Transportation; Motor Vehicle Inspection
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.
Expands authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor carrier vehicle inspections. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2828 |
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HB2402
Security; Law Enforcement; Transportation
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S OFFICE OF SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Establishes the Office of Law Enforcement and Security for Transportation Systems in the Department of Transportation. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2829 |
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HB2403
Safety oversight; Mass Transit Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO THE MASS TRANSIT SPECIAL FUND.
Provides funds to the Department of Transportation for the safety oversight of rail fixed guideway system. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2830 |
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HB2404
University of Hawaii; Procurement
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Reinstate the President of the University of Hawaii as the chief procurement officer for contracts for construction and construction related professional services furnished by licensees under chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2831 |
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HB2405
University of Hawaii; Special Fund
RELATING TO ENERGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Allow funds appropriated by the Legislature to be deposited into the University of Hawaii Green Special Fund and clarify the authority to expend funds and the scope of projects that can be funded. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2832 |
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HB2406
University of Hawaii; Authorization of Revenue Bonds ($)
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to issue $100,000,000 in revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2833 |
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HB2407
Indemnification; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO INDEMNIFICATION OF COUNTY AGENCIES.
Facilitate the process by which the University of Hawaii obtains approval to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a county agency, its officers, agents, and employees for university purposes and functions on county facilities. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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SB2834 |
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HB2408
Homelessness; Homelessness Special Fund; Community Shelter Commission; Conveyance Tax; HHFDC; HPHA; DHS ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes the homelessness special fund. Establishes a community shelter commission in each county. Raises the conveyance tax and directs revenues toward experimental or demonstration housing projects administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and homeless facilities and programs administered by the Department of Human Services. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KONG, BROWER, EVANS, MIZUNO, SAY, TAKUMI, DeCoite, Ito, Tokioka |
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HB2409
Homelessness; HHFDC; Hale Kokua Pilot Project
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes a 5-year Hale Kokua pilot project under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to reduce homelessness by incentivizing and assisting private homeowners who set aside existing dwelling units, or construct new or improve existing dwelling units, for rental by families and individuals classified as homeless under the project. Requires interim and final reports to the legislature. Repealed on 7/1/2023. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
KONG, BROWER, CACHOLA, LOPRESTI, SAY, WARD, DeCoite, Hashem, Tokioka, Tupola |
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HB2410
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Clarifies that a class 14 brewpub licensee or class 18 small craft producer pub licensee may conduct certain activities at locations other than the licensee's primary manufacturing premises under certain conditions. Specifies that brewpubs and small craft producer pubs may sell malt beverages in growlers that may be recyclable containers and clarifies that growlers shall not exceed one gallon. Expands the law allowing direct shipping of wine by wineries to allow direct shipping of all forms of liquor by certain licensees. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMASHITA, AQUINO, CULLEN, DECOITE, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
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HB2411
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Clarifies that a class 14 brewpub licensee or class 18 small craft producer pub licensee may conduct certain activities at locations other than the licensee's primary manufacturing premises under certain conditions. Specifies that brewpubs and small craft producer pubs may sell malt beverages in growlers that may be recyclable containers and clarifies that growlers shall not exceed one gallon. Expands the law allowing direct shipping of wine by wineries to allow direct shipping of all forms of liquor by certain licensees. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMASHITA, AQUINO, BROWER, CULLEN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Kong, San Buenaventura |
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HB2412
Beer; Draft Beer; Liquor Tax; Intoxicating Alcohol; Distilled Spirits; Cooler Beverage; Local Distilleries
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Includes distilled beverages containing spirits and added blending materials that contain less than twelve per cent of alcohol by volume in the cooler beverage definition. Deletes definition of draft beer. Applies the tax rate on draft beer to all beer. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMASHITA, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KONG, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Ito, San Buenaventura |
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HB2413
Liquor Commission; Criminal History Record Checks
RELATING TO LIQUOR COMMISSIONS.
Requires members of the county liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards to submit to annual criminal history record checks. Requires attorneys hired by the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board to submit to annual criminal background checks. Removes the requirement that the liquor commission appoints and removes an administrator subject to the civil service laws. Makes final decisions by the liquor commission reviewable under chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMASHITA, AQUINO, BROWER, CULLEN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KONG, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
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HB2414
Liquor Commission; Temporary Liquor Licenses; Liquor License Application
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Requires the liquor commission to streamline procedures to provide for the issuance of temporary licenses for the sale of liquor for a period not to exceed one day for fundraising events by nonprofit organizations. Removes language that allows any other considerations deemed by the liquor commission to affect the matter of the application, the issuance, or the exercise of the license applied for, on reconsideration of a previously denied, refused, or withdrawn liquor license application. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMASHITA, AQUINO, BROWER, CULLEN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, KONG, C. LEE, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, SAY, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, YAMANE, San Buenaventura |
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HB2415
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Uninsured Motorist; License Suspension; Vehicle Impoundment
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Requires a court that convicts a person for driving a motor vehicle without the required insurance to suspend the person's driver's license and to impound the vehicle at the vehicle owner's expense. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LUKE |
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HB2416
General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Intangible Property
RELATING TO TAX ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY.
Clarifies that intangible property: (1) used outside the State is exempt from the general excise tax; and (2) acquired from an unlicensed seller and used in the State is subject to the use tax. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LUKE |
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HB2417
General Excise Tax; Businesses Without Physical Presence in the State
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Requires that a marketplace provider withhold and remit general excise tax on sales made by marketplace sellers in this State that are facilitated by the marketplace provider. Amends the definition of "business" in the State's general excise tax law. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LUKE |
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HB2418
Department of Education; Class Action; Attorney's Fees Settlement ($)
RELATING TO FUNDS USED FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.
Authorizes the Department of Education to expend previously appropriated funds to satisfy the settlement of class counsel attorney's fees related to a class action lawsuit against the State. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
LUKE |
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HB2419
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Maintenance Dredging; Port Infrastructure; Strategic Plan; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to create a strategic plan for maintenance dredging of important port and harbor locations and report the plan to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/22/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, BROWER, DECOITE, EVANS, MORIKAWA, SOUKI, TOKIOKA, WOODSON, San Buenaventura |
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HB2420
Ethics; State Employees and Officials; Restrictions; Political Participation
RELATING TO ETHICS.
Establishes restrictions on the participation in political activities of certain state employees and officers. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON, BELATTI, FUKUMOTO, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LUKE, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI |
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HB2421
Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund; Collections ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
Establishes the Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund to finance the collection of penalties for labor law violations; establishes an attorney position and a legal assistant position in the Department of the Attorney General to represent the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in collecting penalties for violations of law. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2422
Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; Boiler and Elevator Revolving Fund ($)
RELATING TO BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW.
Redefines "boiler" within the Boiler and Elevator Safety Law. Extends the time from five years to ten years for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to reimburse the general fund from the Boiler and Elevator Revolving Fund. Reclassifies the Boiler and Elevator Special Fund to a revolving fund. Makes housekeeping amendments to Boiler and Elevator Safety Law. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2423
Minimum Wage; Tipped Employees; Adjusted Minimum Wage Rate
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
Increases the minimum wage to $12.25 per hour in 2019 and $15 per hour in 2020. Repeals language allowing the hourly wage of a tipped employee to be increased on account of tips. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to annually calculate the adjusted minimum wage rate to the nearest five cents using the Honolulu region CPI-W. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, LUKE, SAIKI, TAKUMI, Belatti |
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HB2424
General Excise Tax; Medical Devices; Exemption
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Exempts gross receipts from the sale of mobility enhancing equipment, durable medical equipment, prosthetic devices, prescription drugs sold pursuant to a doctor's prescription, diabetic supplies, medical oxygen, and human blood and its derivatives from the general excise tax. Amends the definition of "prosthetic device" to include devices worn on the body. Amends the definition of "prescription drugs". |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA |
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HB2425
Commercial Marine License; Subtype Licenses; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL FISHING.
Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to issue commercial marine licenses and subtypes of commercial marine licenses for the taking of marine life. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MORIKAWA, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, NAKAMURA, OHNO, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, San Buenaventura |
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HB2426
Agribusiness Development Corporation; Land Acquisition; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the acquisition of certain farm lands in west Kauai by the agribusiness development corporation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MORIKAWA, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, GATES, NAKAMURA, OHNO, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, San Buenaventura |
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HB2427
Auditor; HHSC; Report
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MORIKAWA |
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HB2428
CIP; 21st Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 21st Representative District. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
NISHIMOTO |
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HB2429
Child Abuse; Nonreporting; Class C Felony
RELATING TO NONREPORTING ON CHILD ABUSE.
Changes the penalty for nonreporting of child abuse or neglect from a petty misdemeanor to a class C felony. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ICHIYAMA, BELATTI, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, TAKAYAMA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2430
Erin's Law; Education; Sexual Abuse Prevention; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the department of education to establish and implement a program to educate public school students on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula; provide relevant training to school teachers and staff; and inform parents about important child sexual abuse topics. Requires reports to the legislature on the status of implementation. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ICHIYAMA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, HASHEM, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LEARMONT, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, YAMASHITA |
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HB2431
PUC; Electric Utilities; Rates; Performance Incentive Mechanisms
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish performance incentive mechanisms for electric utilities. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI |
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HB2432
Transient Accommodations Tax; Hotel Resort Fees
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Imposes the transient accommodations tax on additional hotel resort fees that are calculated separately from the advertised transient accommodation's rate. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
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HB2433
Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Act;
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT.
Allows a holder of a license to engage in the same business at another motor vehicle dealer location affiliated by common ownership. Authorizes the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board to revoke, suspend, fine, or deny a license if a dealer is not compensated in the event of a recall in the absence of remedies or available parts. Clarifies existing and adds new rights and obligations among dealers, manufacturers, and distributors. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2434
Tourism; Transportation; Aeronautics; Hawaii Airports Corporation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION.
Authorizes the establishment of the Hawaii airports corporation within the department of transportation for administrative purposes. Sets out appointment of members to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Hawaii airport corporation. Transfers the aeronautics functions of DOT to the Hawaii airports corporation by the established transfer completion date agreed upon by Hawaii airports corporation, the director of transportation, and the governor, which shall be no later than July 1, 2021. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2435
Motor Carrier Law; Rates; Definition
RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.
Amends the definition of rates under Hawaii's motor carrier law to clarify that rates specifically apply to the provision of transportation in certain situations where it may be unclear. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO |
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HB2436
Mopeds; Registration Requirements; Fine
RELATING TO MOPEDS.
Establishes a fine not to exceed $100 for mopeds owners who fail to comply with moped registration requirements. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
AQUINO, BROWER, CULLEN, HASHEM, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, YAMANE, McDermott |
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HB2437
Firearms; Medical Use of Cannabis
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Clarifies that authorization to use cannabis for medical purposes under Hawaii law shall not constitute the sole basis for denial of a person's right to own, possess, or control a firearm or ammunition thereof. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ING, CREAGAN, TAKAYAMA, Brower, San Buenaventura |
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HB2438
Hawaiian Language; State Employees; Public Information Officers; University of Hawaii; Public Documents; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
Makes knowledge of the Hawaiian language a desirable qualification for all state positions. Requires all public information officers of the State to have basic skills in the Hawaiian language. Requires the University of Hawaii to develop and implement a program to translate public documents, including the State Constitution, into the Hawaiian language. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ING, BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES |
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HB2439
CIP; 40th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 40th Representative District. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCDERMOTT |
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HB2440
Statewide Traffic Code; Left-Lane, Zipper Lane, Diamond Lane
RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
Prohibits drivers from operating vehicles with more than four wheels and high-passenger cars in the left lane, or close to the left-hand curb or left-hand edge, of a state or county roadway. Exempts drivers operating public transportation vehicles in a zipper lane or diamond lane. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
GATES, BROWER, EVANS, C. LEE, QUINLAN, TODD |
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HB2441
Conveyance Tax; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Amends conveyance tax rates. Requires that a percentage of conveyance taxes collected be deposited into the Housing Finance Revolving Fund. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
GATES, BROWER, EVANS, C. LEE, QUINLAN, TAKUMI, TODD, WOODSON |
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HB2442
Abandoned Vehicles; Removal and Disposal; Counties; Public Roads
RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES.
Requires the counties to remove and dispose of abandoned vehicles on public roads within ten business days. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
GATES, BROWER, EVANS, C. LEE, QUINLAN, TAKUMI, TODD |
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HB2443
Department of Accounting and General Services; Playgrounds; Disabled Children; Accessibility; Pilot Program ($)
RELATING TO AN ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.
Establishes a 3-year accessible playgrounds pilot program under DAGS. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates moneys. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
FUKUMOTO, BELATTI, CULLEN, JOHANSON, LUKE, MIZUNO |
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HB2444
Instant Runoff Voting; Elections
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Provides for instant runoff voting for all elective offices. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
FUKUMOTO |
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HB2445
Divorce; Division of Property; Military Disability Benefits
RELATING TO DIVORCE.
Disallows a court, when dividing property upon the dissolution of a marriage, from considering military disability benefits or from indemnifying or awarding the veteran's spouse for waivers or reductions in military pay related to disability benefits. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ICHIYAMA |
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HB2446
Constitutional Amendment; Reapportionment; Bipartisanship (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PRESERVE THE BIPARTISAN NATURE OF THE REAPPORTIONMENT PROCESS.
Proposes an amendment to article IV, section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution to preserve equal bipartisan representation on the reapportionment commission and councils. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
WARD, CACHOLA, EVANS, MCDERMOTT, SOUKI, TUPOLA |
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HB2447
Short Form; Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems
RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS.
Short form bill relating to the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES). |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2448
Short Form; Innovation Business
RELATING TO INNOVATION BUSINESS.
Short form bill relating to innovation business. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2449
DCCA; Broadband; Study; Senior Centers; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO BROADBAND ACCESS FOR SENIORS.
Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct a feasibility study on deploying broadband technology at county- and state-run senior centers. Appropriates moneys. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS, CACHOLA, GATES, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, MIZUNO, QUINLAN, TODD, TOKIOKA, WARD, Johanson, Nakamura, Souki, Takumi, Tupola |
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HB2450
Hospice Homes; Hospice Service Agencies; State-Licensed or State-Certified Care Facility; Nurse Aides; Certification; Recertification
RELATING TO HOSPICE HOMES.
Includes a hospice home operated by a hospice service agency as a state-licensed or state-certified care facility subject to DOH inspections. Requires DOH to license hospice service agencies. Makes conforming amendments to the certification and recertification requirements for nurse aides working in a state-licensed or state-certified care setting. Effective 7/1/2019. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS, CACHOLA, GATES, ICHIYAMA, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, QUINLAN, SOUKI, TAKUMI, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WARD, Johanson, Yamashita |
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HB2451
Agriculture; Housing; Farm Workers; Farm Owners; Tiny Homes; Agricultural Districts
RELATING TO HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
Authorizes the construction of tiny homes for residential use within agricultural districts, on farms that are engaged in agricultural production. Provides that a tiny home shall be subject to county ordinances or permitting requirements that are directly applicable to residential uses of tiny homes in agricultural districts. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
EVANS |
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HB2452
Public Safety; Public Improvements; State Building Construction; Disaster Preparedness; Nuclear Fallout Shelter
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires the design of all state buildings constructed on or after July 1, 2018, to include a shelter room or area that is capable of protecting individuals against hurricanes or nuclear fallout. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, CREAGAN, THIELEN, Gates, Ing |
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HB2453
Dignity Act; Female Inmates; Feminine Hygiene Products
RELATING TO DIGNITY FOR FEMALE INMATES.
Requires the Department of Public Safety to provide free feminine hygiene products to all female inmates and detainees upon request. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA, BELATTI, CREAGAN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ING, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, SAIKI, SAY, THIELEN |
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HB2454
Hawaii Correctional Industries; Pilot Project; Former Inmate Employment
RELATING TO HAWAII CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES.
Establishes a three-year Correctional Industries Former Inmate Employment Pilot Project within the Department of Public Safety to assist former inmates as they reenter society. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKAYAMA |
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HB2455
DBEDT; Gannenmono; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM FOR THE 2018 GANNENMONO CELEBRATION.
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the 2018 gannenmono celebration. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
KOBAYASHI, HASHEM |
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HB2456
Unadjudicated Traffic Fines; Transfer to Counties
RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES.
Transfers 50% and 100% of all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties beginning July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and from July 1, 2020, respectively. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKAMURA, AQUINO, BROWER, CACHOLA, MORIKAWA, OHNO, QUINLAN |
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HB2457
Rental Motor Vehicle Surcharge Tax; State Highway Fund; State Transit Fund; Counties ($)
RELATING TO THE RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX.
Creates the state transit fund. Raises the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $ per day, and deposits one-half of the revenues into the state transit fund and the other half into the state highway fund for distribution to the counties. Requires the counties to use the surcharge tax revenue for new or expanded county public transit and private shuttle programs. Requires annual reports from the counties. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKAMURA, AQUINO, FUKUMOTO, GATES, LOWEN, OHNO, QUINLAN, TODD, San Buenaventura |
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HB2458
Hawaii Tourism Authority; Transient Accommodations Tax; Tourism Special Fund ($)
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to update the statewide tourism strategic plan and to fund the update of county visitor industry strategic plans. Allocates a portion of transient accommodations tax revenues for the county plans. Establishes a planner position in the Authority to administer the development and implementation of the county plans. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
NAKAMURA, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, GATES, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TODD |
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HB2459
Affordable Housing; HHFDC; Qualified Nonprofit Housing Trust
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Exempts affordable housing units acquired, developed, financed, or rehabilitated by qualified nonprofit housing trusts from the use restrictions and the 10-year owner-occupancy, 10-year buyback, owner qualifications, and shared appreciation equity requirements if the qualified nonprofit housing trust establishes owner-occupancy and buy-back restrictions approved by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, NAKAMURA, SAIKI |
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HB2460
Renewable Energy; Microgrid Demonstration Projects
RELATING TO MICROGRIDS.
Authorizes the establishment of a Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) microgrid demonstration project for the generation, storage, and distribution of renewable energy on property controlled by NELHA. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, C. LEE |
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HB2461
Homelessness; DHS; Hawaii County Homeless Villages Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Establishes within the Department of Human Services a Hawaii County Homeless Villages program. Waives applicable state and county permitting and construction fees for the program. Exempts the State from claims arising out of the provision of housing or services to homeless persons. Provides immunity from civil liability to volunteers and state employees who provide housing or services to homeless persons. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOWEN, BELATTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, MIZUNO, SAIKI, TODD, San Buenaventura |
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HB2462
General Excise Tax; Exemption; Agriculture; Farm Equipment and Machinery
RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTION.
Exempts sales of farm equipment and machinery to certain producers of agricultural products from the general excise tax. Takes effect on 7/1/2019. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, HAR, HASHEM, HOLT, ITO, KONG, LOPRESTI, LUKE, MATSUMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, SAY, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WOODSON, YAMANE, San Buenaventura, Yamashita |
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HB2463
Sunscreen; Personal Care Products; Oxybenzone; Octinoxate; Coral Reefs
RELATING TO PRESERVING CORAL REEFS.
Prohibits the sale of sunscreen or personal care products that contain oxybenzone or octinoxate in Hawaii, beginning 1/1/2023. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, CREAGAN, C. LEE, LOWEN, NAKAMURA, TODD, Cullen |
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HB2464
DHHL; Lessees; Waitlists
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Excludes from any waiting list maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands any lessee or successor who sells or transfers their lease on a tract of Hawaiian home lands. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
DECOITE, CULLEN, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, ITO, KEOHOKALOLE, LOWEN, LUKE, ONISHI, SAY, SOUKI, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WARD, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, Evans, Har, Ing, McKelvey |
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HB2465
Department of Health; Philippine Medical Education; Pilot Program; Study ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAL EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study regarding a pilot program to pay for Hawaii residents to attend the College of Medicine of the University of Northern Philippines in Ilocos Sur in exchange for a commitment to practice medicine in Hawaii after graduation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CACHOLA, AQUINO, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, HAR, LEARMONT, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SOUKI, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WARD, Ichiyama, Johanson, LoPresti, Matsumoto, Morikawa, Todd |
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HB2466
Medicare Part B Premium; Income-Adjusted Reimbursements
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.
Prohibits the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (Fund) from withholding any retroactive reimbursement payable after June 30, 2013, to a retired employee-beneficiary and qualified employee-beneficiary's spouse for an income-adjusted Medicare Part B premium based on the time in which the adjustment request is made to the Fund. Establishes notice requirements. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CACHOLA, AQUINO, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, EVANS, HAR, LUKE, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, QUINLAN, SOUKI, TOKIOKA, Ichiyama, Johanson, LoPresti, Matsumoto, Nakashima, Ohno, San Buenaventura, Todd, Tupola |
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HB2467
State Building Codes; Alternative Codes; Health and Safety; Labor
RELATING TO LABOR.
Requires state projects to be designed and constructed using an alternative code that is most cost effective to a project, subject to certain conditions, including health and safety. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
JOHANSON |
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HB2468
Office of Planning; DLNR; Climate Change; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Establishes a Hawaii beach preservation special fund. Authorizes the office of planning to expend moneys from the Hawaii beach preservation special fund to purchase lands threatened by sea level rise or beach erosion. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to manage the purchased lands. Creates a task force within the office of planning to determine appropriate funding mechanisms for the Hawaii beach preservation special fund. Makes an appropriation. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BROWER, FUKUMOTO, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKUMI, THIELEN, Belatti |
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HB2469
Critical Energy Infrastructure; Sea Level Rise Exposure Area
RELATING TO CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.
Prohibits a county or state agency from approving a permit to construct or operate a new grid-connected electrical generation facility or storage facility in excess of one megawatt hour if it is located in a sea level rise exposure area. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, JOHANSON, Brower |
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HB2470
Environmental Protection; Water Supplies; Air Quality; Water Quality; Drinking Water; Standards
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Authorizes state and county agencies to adopt rules pertaining to environmental protection, air quality, water supplies, water quality, and drinking water that are as stringent as, or more stringent than, applicable baseline federal standards.i |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BROWER, LOWEN, TAKUMI, YAMANE |
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HB2471
Hawaii Digital Gaming Commission; OCP
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Creates the Hawaii Digital Gaming Commission within the Office of Consumer Protection to oversee and monitor predatory and exploitative practices in digital games. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BROWER, LOWEN, TAKUMI |
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HB2472
Tax Credits; Low-income Housing Tax Credit
RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to at-risk rules and deductions and to passive activity loss do not apply with respect to claims for the state low-income housing tax credit. Takes effect on 1/1/2019. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BROWER, CREAGAN, GATES, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TODD, Evans, San Buenaventura |
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HB2473
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Micro Housing; Tiny Homes; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
Authorizes the construction and use of micro housing units on Hawaiian home lands managed by DHHL, notwithstanding zoning laws, permit provisions, and building codes. Authorizes the use of the Hawaiian home loan fund and Hawaiian home general fund for assistance in purchasing or renting micro housing units for use on Hawaiian home lands managed by DHHL and leased to beneficiaries. Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for construction of micro housing units, subject to certain conditions, and to build general organizational capacity of native Hawaiian-controlled nonprofit housing developers. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
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HB2474
Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program; Insurance; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to establish a program to offer insurance policies to landlords who rent to tenants using the section 8 housing choice voucher program. Requires the authority to report to the legislature. Appropriates funds to establish and administer the program. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, LEARMONT, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA, TODD, LoPresti |
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HB2475
Chronic Homelessness; Permanent Supportive Housing; General Obligation Bonds ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates proceeds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for the development and construction of permanent supportive housing units for the chronically homeless. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LOPRESTI, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TODD, Learmont, San Buenaventura |
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HB2476
Elections
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Extends the deadline to file nomination papers for public offices if the incumbent of a non-at-large election does not file. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, CREAGAN, FUKUMOTO, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OHNO, QUINLAN, THIELEN, TODD, Brower, Cachola, Evans, Gates, Hashem, Johanson, Learmont, Takumi, Woodson |
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HB2477
Mobile Electronic Devices; Use Permitted; Traffic Code
RELATING TO MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Permits the use of a mobile electronic device by the operator of a vehicle that is at a complete stop on a public way, street, road, or highway. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, OHNO, Nakamura, San Buenaventura |
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HB2478
Condominiums; Security Cameras
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies that condominium unit owners have the authority to install security video telecommunications equipment upon property solely owned by the unit owner. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI, BROWER, CREAGAN, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAIKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, WOODSON, Learmont, Nakamura |
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HB2479
Homelessness; Governor; Safe Zone; Sit-Lie Ban; Homeless Shelters; Chronic Homelessness; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the governor to establish a safe zone for homeless persons. Creates a chronic homelessness task force to receive feedback on the operation of the safe zone and other homeless facilities. Prohibits a person from unlawfully sitting or lying on a public sidewalk in a county with a population greater than 500,000. Prohibits a providing agency from denying any person access to a homeless facility except as provided by law or rule. Makes appropriations. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO |
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HB2480
BOE; Real Property Taxes; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
PROPOSING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAX REAL PROPERTY.
Authorizes the Board of Education to tax real property for the purpose of supplementing public education funding. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO |
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HB2481
Illegal Dumping; Arrests; Probable Cause
RELATING TO REFUSE.
Clarifies that probable cause for arrests by law enforcement officers of illegal dumping offenders may be based upon statements from witnesses and photographs, video, and other recordings that can be authenticated by one or more witnesses. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO, BROWER, CREAGAN, DECOITE, FUKUMOTO, HAR, HASHEM, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI |
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HB2482
Transportation Infrastructure; Asia-Pacific; Working Group; Established
RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
Establishes a working group on transportation infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO, ONISHI, Cachola, Nakamura, Takumi |
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HB2483
County Zoning; City and County of Honolulu
RELATING TO COUNTIES.
Amends county zoning power for single-family and multifamily residential dwelling units. Requires the City and County of Honolulu to amend rules for planning and permitting. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
OHNO, BROWER, CREAGAN, CULLEN, FUKUMOTO, HAR, KEOHOKALOLE, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TAKAYAMA |
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HB2484
Department of Education; Classroom Cooling Projects; School Priority List
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to establish and maintain a priority list of schools in need of classroom cooling; provided that at least fifty percent of all appropriated funds for classroom cooling projects be made available for grants to schools on the priority list. Allows schools on the priority list to apply for DOE grants for energy-efficient classroom cooling projects. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
C. LEE, BROWER, JOHANSON, TAKUMI, WOODSON, YAMANE |
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HB2485
Taxation; Earned Income Tax Credit; Refundable
RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Amends the state earned income tax credit by making it refundable. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TUPOLA, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, HASHEM, ITO, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, MIZUNO, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, SOUKI, TAKUMI, TOKIOKA, WARD, San Buenaventura |
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HB2486
Taxation; Income Tax Rates.
RELATING TO INCOME TAX REDUCTION.
Decreases the income tax by twenty-five per cent for all but the top income earners and sets the top tax rate to 8.25 percent. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TUPOLA, BROWER, CACHOLA, CREAGAN, EVANS, HASHEM, ITO, MATSUMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TOKIOKA, WARD, McDermott, Souki |
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HB2487
Grants; Grants in Aid; Legislative Policies
RELATING TO GRANTS IN AID.
Amends the approval process for grants in aid. Establishes grants in aid advisory commission and requires that grant recipients be domestic nonprofit organizations. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TUPOLA, BROWER, QUINLAN, SOUKI, Cachola, Evans, McDermott, Ward |
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HB2488
Negligent Homicide; Failure to Stop at Scene; Drunk Driving; Mandatory Minimum Term of Imprisonment
RELATING TO CRIMINAL VEHICULAR CONDUCT.
Creates a mandatory ten-year minimum term of imprisonment for any person who is convicted concurrently of violating both section 707-702.5 (negligent homicide in the first degree) and section 291C-12 (failure to stop). Replaces the term "accident" with "collision" to avoid potential ambiguity. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TUPOLA, BROWER, OHNO, ONISHI, QUINLAN, Cachola, Evans, Ito, Tokioka |
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HB2489
CIP; 24th Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 24th Representative District. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI |
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HB2490
Department of Education; Roosevelt High School; Gymnasium; Music Building; Capital Improvement Project; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds from the issuance of those bonds for plans, design, construction, and equipment for a new gymnasium and new music building at Roosevelt high school. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI |
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HB2491
CIP; 20th Representative District
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 20th Representative District. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
SAY |
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HB2492
Electronic Smoking Devices; E-liquid; Tax; Permit; License
RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Makes unlawful shipment of tobacco products to anyone other than a licensee. Includes e-liquid within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law, thereby making all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid as well. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers and the retail tobacco permit fee. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, MIZUNO |
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HB2493
Department of Health; Epidemiologists
RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS.
Provides the Director of Health with operational flexibility by repealing the statute limiting the Director of Health to ten permanent or temporary exempt epidemiologist positions. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
BELATTI, CREAGAN, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA |
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HB2494
‘Awa; Official State Beverage
RELATING TO THE STATE BEVERAGE.
Establishes and designates ‘awa made from Piper methysticum as the official state beverage. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CREAGAN, Ing, Keohokalole |
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HB2495
Pesticides; Prohibition; Chlorpyrifos
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Prohibits the use of pesticides containing the active ingredient chlorpyrifos. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CREAGAN, EVANS, GATES, KOBAYASHI, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, TAKAYAMA, THIELEN, Brower, Hashem, San Buenaventura, Tupola |
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HB2496
ERS; Peace Corps; Credited Service
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Expands credited service in the ERS by adding volunteer service in the Peace Corps to both membership service and prior service. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CREAGAN, EVANS, KONG, THIELEN, WARD, Hashem, San Buenaventura, Yamashita |
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HB2497
Agriculture; Department of Agriculture; Hawaii Farm to School Program; Farm to School Grant Pilot Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Establishes a farm to school grant pilot program within the Hawaii department of agriculture to provide grants to schools, early care and education centers, nonprofits, soil and water conservation districts, and food producers participating in the Hawaii farm to school program. Requires the Hawaii farm to school coordinator to submit a report to the legislature. Makes appropriations for continuance of the Hawaii farm to school program and coordinator position. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CREAGAN, BELATTI, BROWER, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ITO, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SAY, SOUKI, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, TOKIOKA, TUPOLA, WARD, YAMASHITA |
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HB2498
Veterinary Medical Officer; Department of Health ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes and appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.00 FTE) permanent veterinary medical officer position within the Department of Health. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CREAGAN, BROWER, DECOITE, EVANS, HAR, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LEARMONT, C. LEE, LOPRESTI, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MCDERMOTT, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAY, SOUKI, TAKAYAMA, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, WARD, WOODSON, YAMANE, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Ing, Ito, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Tupola, Yamashita |
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HB2499
Low-speed Electric Bicycles; Bicycles
RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Clarifies the definition of "bicycle" for purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, statewide traffic code, and bicycle laws by adding "low-speed electric bicycles" to the laws and defining low-speed electric bicycles. Excludes low-speed electric bicycles from the definitions of "moped", "motor vehicle", and "vehicle." Prohibits low-speed electric bicycle riding on all sidewalks. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, DECOITE, GATES, C. LEE, LOWEN, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, THIELEN, TODD, Keohokalole |
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HB2500
Highways; Coastal Highways Preservation; Strategic Plan ($)
RELATING TO COASTAL HIGHWAYS.
Requires the Department of Transportation to work in conjunction with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology of the University of Hawaii, the county of Maui and federal agencies to develop a strategic plan to protect coastal highways from the effects of coastal erosion and update the plan as needed every five years. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MIZUNO, YAMASHITA |
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HB2501
University of Hawaii; Community College Promise Program; Scholarships; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.
Establishes the University of Hawaii Community College Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any community college campus of the University of Hawaii system. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, EVANS, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA |
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HB2502
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Lipoa Point; Visitors Fee ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assess a fee to visitors accessing Lipoa Point by a maritime commercial vessel. Creates the Lipoa Point Management Special Fund for the management of the Lipoa Point area and educate visitors on how funding is used for the management of the Lipoa Point area. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, C. LEE, MIZUNO, YAMASHITA, Keohokalole |
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HB2503
DLNR; Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officer Training; Training Academy ($)
RELATING TO CONSERVATION OFFICER AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the establishment of a training academy for conservation and resources enforcement officers. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MCKELVEY, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN, THIELEN, TODD, YAMANE, YAMASHITA, San Buenaventura |
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HB2504
Gender Equity; Baby Diaper-changing Accommodations
RELATING TO GENDER EQUITY.
Requires all places of public accommodation constructed or substantially modified after June 30, 2018 to provide baby diaper-changing accommodations that are equally accessible to men and women. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TODD, EVANS, GATES, HOLT, C. LEE, NAKAMURA, QUINLAN |
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HB2505
CIP; 2nd Representative District ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 2nd Representative District. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TODD |
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HB2506
Rat Lungworm Disease; University of Hawaii at Hilo; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for research and other activities related to rat lungworm disease. Conditions release of the funds on the University submitting a report to the legislature listing the specific research and activities it plans to undertake. Requires the University, along with the Department of Health, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and Joint Rat Lungworm Task Force, to create a statewide plan for the eradication and prevention of rat lungworm disease. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TODD, GATES, HOLT, LEARMONT, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
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HB2507
DOE; Executive Office on Early Learning; Duties and Responsibilities; Housekeeping; Preschools
RELATING TO PRESCHOOLS.
Makes housekeeping amendments to remove preschools from the superintendent of education's scope of authority and to clarify that the director of the Executive Office on Early Learning may authorize preschool personnel access to a student's immunization registry information. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, AQUINO, BROWER, C. LEE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, TAKUMI, Creagan, Onishi, San Buenaventura, Todd, Yamashita |
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HB2508
Charter Schools; Facilities Funding; Infrastructure ($)
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Appropriates funds for infrastructure costs, the rental or lease of charter school facilities, and the repair and maintenance of network infrastructure of charter schools. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, AQUINO, BROWER, GATES, HASHEM, ING, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD |
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HB2509
Charter Schools; Facilities Funding; Infrastructure; Meals; Transportation ($)
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Appropriates funds for infrastructure costs, the rental or lease of charter school facilities, and the repair and maintenance of network infrastructure of charter schools. Appropriates funds for meal services and student transportation at charter schools. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, AQUINO, BROWER, GATES, HASHEM, ING, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, C. LEE, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, Onishi |
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HB2510
Public Schools; Air Conditioning; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to install air conditioning in public schools that prioritize the project. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
WOODSON, AQUINO, BROWER, GATES, HASHEM, ING, JOHANSON, KEOHOKALOLE, KONG, LEARMONT, C. LEE, LOWEN, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, QUINLAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, TODD, Morikawa, Nakashima |
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HB2511
Insurance Regulatory Variance; Insurance Commissioner
RELATING TO INSURANCE REGULATORY VARIANCE.
Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to grant variances, waivers, or no action letters with respect to specific requirements of the insurance code or its rules when certain conditions are met. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
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HB2512
Energy Efficiency; Solar Water Heater Requirement; Variances
RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Further restricts the criteria for variances from the requirement that all new single-family homes utilize solar water heating. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI |
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HB2513
Payday Lending; Small Dollar Loans; Small Dollar Lenders; Licensure; Requirements
RELATING TO PAYDAY LENDING.
Transitions from lump sum deferred deposit transactions to installment-based small dollar loan transactions. Specifies various consumer protection requirements for small dollar loans. Beginning January 1, 2019, requires licensure for small dollar lenders that offer small dollar loans to consumers. Specifies licensing requirements for small dollar lenders. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI, ICHIYAMA |
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HB2514
Hawaii Civil Rights Commission; Investigation and Conciliation of Complaint
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION.
Authorizes the Hawaii civil rights commission executive director to either issue a final conciliation demand or dismiss a discrimination complaint and issue a notice of right to sue after a determination of a reasonable cause of discrimination is made. Expressly does not extend the executive director's authority and discretion with respect to fair housing, to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TAKUMI |
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HB2515
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artist Fellowship Program for the awarding of one-time fellowships to promising artists. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ITO, CACHOLA, FUKUMOTO, ONISHI, TOKIOKA, WARD |
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HB2516
King Kamehameha Commission; Members; Executive Director
RELATING TO THE KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION.
Increases the number of members on the King Kamehameha celebration commission from thirteen to fifteen. Establishes an executive director to be appointed by the commission. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ITO, ONISHI, TOKIOKA, WARD, Cachola |
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HB2517
King Kamehameha Celebration Commission; Executive Director; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION.
Appropriates funds to the department of accounting and general services to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position for the executive director of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission. Appropriates funds to fund the costs incurred by the annual King Kamehameha day celebration events. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ITO, CACHOLA, ONISHI, TOKIOKA, WARD |
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HB2518
Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act
RELATING TO SELECTIVE SERVICE.
Requires compliance with the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for enrollment in a state-supported post-secondary institution, qualify for state financial assistance for post-secondary education, or be eligible for state or county employment or service. Provides exceptions. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
ITO, CACHOLA, ONISHI, TOKIOKA, WARD |
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HB2519
Taxation; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax; Use Tax; County Surcharge
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Extends the county surcharge on the general excise tax and use tax through 2035. Repeals the county surcharge on the general excise tax and use tax by a county with a population greater than 500,000 if, prior to 12/31/2035, the revenues collected through the county surcharge exceed the annual debt service following the completed construction of the minimum operable segment of the locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project. Makes the current transient accommodations tax rate of 10.25% applicable only to transient accommodations furnished in a county with a population greater than 500,000, extends the 10.25% rate through 2035, and reduces the rate to 9.25% if, prior to 12/31/2035, the revenues collected through the county surcharge exceed the annual debt service following the completed construction of the minimum operable segment of the locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project. Repeals requirement that the Director of Finance only disburse surcharge revenues for certified costs incurred by a county to build its mass transit project. Repeals the requirement that a county with a population greater than 500,000 use funds collected pursuant to a county surcharge only for capital costs associated with the construction of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TOKIOKA |
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HB2520
Motion Picture Theater Accommodation; Open Movie Captioning
RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS.
Makes permanent the requirement for certain motion picture theater owners and operators to provide open movie captioning at least twice per week, one of which begins no earlier than 4:30 p.m. Repeals the requirement to provide an option of personal closed captioning screenings by means of lightweight eyewear. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TOKIOKA |
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HB2521
Taxation; Income Tax Credit; Elderly Persons; Employment
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides to a taxpayer who hires an elderly individual a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TOKIOKA |
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HB2522
Emergency Medical Services; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health for a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ambulance unit for the counties of Kauai and Hawaii. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TOKIOKA, NAKAMURA |
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HB2523
Fire Sprinklers; Tax Credit
RELATING TO FIRE SPRINKLERS.
Establishes a refundable income tax credit of 25% of the total costs, including installation costs, of an automatic fire sprinkler or automatic fire sprinkler system in any new detached 1- or 2-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes. Sunsets on 6/30/25. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
TOKIOKA, NAKAMURA |
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HB2524
In Vitro Fertilization; Required Insurance Coverage
RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried women, and male-female couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LEARMONT, LOPRESTI, MIZUNO |
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HB2525
Penal Code; False Statements; County Inspector
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
Adds knowingly making a false statement to a county inspector a crime within the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LEARMONT, BROWER, DECOITE, EVANS, ICHIYAMA, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAY, TAKUMI, THIELEN, TODD, WARD, YAMASHITA, Creagan, McDermott, McKelvey |
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HB2526
Prescription Drugs; Pharmacy; Customized Patient Medication Packages
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes a pharmacy to provide a customized patient medication package to any patient of an institutional facility or any member of the general public, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2018. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CULLEN, EVANS, GATES, C. LEE, San Buenaventura |
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HB2527
Foster Care; Rights of Children in Foster Care
RELATING TO FOSTER CARE.
Replaces the guiding principles for children in foster care with the rights of children in foster care. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO |
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HB2528
Human Services; Child Care Home Providers; Criminal Liability; Peyton and Zoe's Law
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Imposes enhanced fines for violations of part VIII of Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by a child care provider. Adds criminal liability for an intentional, knowing, or reckless violation of part VIII of Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that results in the serious or substantial injury of a minor. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, CREAGAN, LEARMONT, MCKELVEY |
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HB2529
Mandatory Pesticide Disclosure; Pesticide Use Revolving Fund
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires disclosure of commercial agriculture pesticide use under specified conditions. Revises the ceiling and use of the Pesticide Use Revolving Fund. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CULLEN, GATES, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
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HB2530
Licensed Child Care Providers; Failure to Properly Care; Injury or Death; Misdemeanor
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Establishes a misdemeanor offense when a child under the care of a licensed child care provider is injured or killed as a result of failure to properly care for the child. Requires that a child care provider's license be immediately revoked upon conviction of the new offense. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO |
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HB2531
Electronic Prescription Accountability System; Prescription Drugs
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Requires prescribers of certain controlled substances to consult the electronic prescription accountability system before issuing a prescription for the controlled substance. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO |
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HB2532
Hawaii Hope Card Program; Protective Orders ($)
RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Establishes the Hawaii Hope Card Program within the Department of the Attorney General to issue Hope Cards upon request to those holding a long term protective order, with specified relevant information about the protective orders and all covered parties. Establishes a special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2018. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO |
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HB2533
Dialysis Centers; Certification; Department of Health; Emergency Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Makes an emergency appropriation to DOH to contract for services to review, certify, and recertify dialysis centers. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, CACHOLA, CULLEN, GATES, LEARMONT, C. LEE, MCKELVEY, NISHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kobayashi, Yamashita |
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HB2534
Medical Cannabis Laboratory Testing
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Establishes standards for medical cannabis testing and certification. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, BROWER, EVANS, LEARMONT, C. LEE |
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HB2535
Statewide Traffic Code; Smoking; Motor Vehicle; Minors
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a person under the age of 18 is present. Requires DOH to report on the enforceability of this Act and coordination of related data collection activities of the respective law enforcement agencies. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
MIZUNO, KOBAYASHI, LEARMONT, TAKAYAMA |
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HB2536
County Approval; Condominium Property Regime; Planned Community Association; Agricultural Cooperative Association; Limited-Equity Housing Cooperative; Cooperative Housing Corporation
RELATING TO COUNTY APPROVAL.
Requires condominium property regimes, planned community associations, agricultural cooperative associations, limited-equity housing cooperatives, and cooperative housing corporations to receive county subdivision approval prior to recordation of a deed. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN |
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HB2537
Homeowners Associations; Consumer Protection Agency Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.
Requires the Auditor to conduct a study, including a cost-benefit analysis, on establishing an agency within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate homeowners associations and to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN |
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HB2538
Agribusiness Development Corporation; Livestock Feed Mill Operation; Appropriation; GO Bonds
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds and appropriates funds for the planning, designing, and constructing of a livestock feed mill. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN |
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HB2539
Master Plan; Public Hearing; Land Use; Counties ($)
RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITIES.
Requires the counties to designate an agency to inform the public and hold a hearing when lands included in a community master plan are proposed for sale and intended to be used for a purpose other than as proposed in the master plan. |
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1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN, AQUINO, BROWER, HAR, LOPRESTI, NAKAMURA, YAMANE |
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HB2540
Cesspools; Upgrade and Conversion; Low Interest Loan Program
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Requires the department of health to coordinate with each county water department to establish a low interest loan program for the upgrade or conversion of cesspools in each county to aerobic treatment unit systems. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
CULLEN, AQUINO, BROWER |
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HB2541
Voting by Mail; Voter Centers; Places of Deposit; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county clerk, as appropriate. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail—in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2019 through 2023, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
NISHIMOTO |
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HB2542
Condominiums; Planned Communities; Associations; Delinquent Assessments; Legal Actions; Attorneys; Legal Fees; Foreclosure
RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.
Requires attorneys hired by an association in an action against a unit owner to communicate directly with the owner or owner's attorney. Prohibits nonjudicial foreclosure on liens, for unpaid assessments unless specified in the purchase agreement. Permits associations to offer delinquent owners a payment plan for unpaid assessments. Requires associations to provide a cost-breakdown of attorney's fees upon request of an owner. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
LOPRESTI |
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HB2543
HEMA; Watershed Team; Hurricanes; Streams; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Establishes within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency an emergency management watershed team, which shall have the authority to access any state, county, or private real property within the State for the limited purpose of clearing the mouth of certain streams in preparation for the imminent approach of a hurricane. Appropriates funds. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE, GATES, QUINLAN, TODD |
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HB2544
Presumption; Firefighters; Volunteer Firefighters; Cancer
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Grants the presumption that cancer developed by claimants for worker's compensation who performed services as firefighters or volunteer fighters was developed as a result of their work, provided evidence of exposure to a known carcinogen. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, EVANS, JOHANSON |
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HB2545
Green Infrastructure Study and Plan; Office of Planning; Sustainability Coordinator; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
Appropriates funds for the State Sustainability Coordinator to complete a comprehensive green infrastructure study and plan. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE, CULLEN, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, TODD |
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HB2546
Pali Momi Outpatient Center; Hawaii Pacific Health; DOH; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN OUTPATIENT CENTER.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to the Department of Health to assist Hawaii Pacific Health with the financing of construction of a family medicine office practice and team-based training site at the Pali Momi outpatient center. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CULLEN, JOHANSON, TAKAYAMA |
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HB2547
Hawaii Sustainability Act; Office of Sustainability ($)
RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.
Establishes the Hawaii Sustainability Act, including the Office of Sustainability and the State Sustainability Fund. |
(H)
1/23/2018- Pending introduction. |
YAMANE, AQUINO, CREAGAN, CULLEN, DECOITE, EVANS, GATES, KEOHOKALOLE, C. LEE, LOWEN, MCKELVEY, MORIKAWA, QUINLAN, SAY, TODD |
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